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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/jul/20/george-bush-teen-pregnancy-abstinence?commentpage=1" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Bush legacy of failure}&lpos={trail}{9}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-350577626 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/02/women-contraception-choice" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Dispelling the contraception myths | Anne Weyman}&lpos={trail}{10}">Not just pills and condoms</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/02/women-contraception-choice" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Dispelling the contraception myths | Anne Weyman}&lpos={trail}{11}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/7/3/1246610626055/anne.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Anne Weyman"/></a> <div class="trail-text"> <span class="date">3 Jul 2009: </span> <p><strong>Anne Weyman: </strong>Messages on preventing pregnancy and disease have left better forms of contraception ignored</p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/02/women-contraception-choice?commentpage=1" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Dispelling the contraception myths | Anne Weyman}&lpos={trail}{12}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-349687664 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/04/sex-education-aids-hiv" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Aids: will our children die of ignorance? | Rowenna Davis}&lpos={trail}{13}">Aids: will our children die of ignorance?</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/04/sex-education-aids-hiv" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Aids: will our children die of ignorance? | Rowenna Davis}&lpos={trail}{14}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/06/10/rowenna_davis_140x140.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Rowenna Davis"/></a> <div class="trail-text"> <span class="date">4 Jun 2009: </span> <strong>Rowenna Davis:</strong> We need a new sex education system to counter the view among young people that HIV and Aids are not their problem <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/04/sex-education-aids-hiv?commentpage=1" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Aids: will our children die of ignorance? | Rowenna Davis}&lpos={trail}{15}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-348383407 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/30/sex-education-children-primary-school" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Heather Corinna: How sex ed can stop abuse}&lpos={trail}{16}">Sex education can stop abuse</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/30/sex-education-children-primary-school" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Heather Corinna: How sex ed can stop abuse}&lpos={trail}{17}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/4/14/1239698291218/corinna.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Heather Corinna"/></a> <div class="trail-text"> <span class="date">30 Apr 2009: </span> <strong>Heather Corinna:</strong> Those angry at plans to teach children about their bodies should consider every child's right to understand their boundaries <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/30/sex-education-children-primary-school?commentpage=1" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Heather Corinna: How sex ed can stop abuse}&lpos={trail}{18}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-346700265 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/apr/29/sex-education-faith-schools" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Stephen Tompkins: Let faith schools go their own way on sex}&lpos={trail}{19}">Let faith schools go their own way on sex</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/apr/29/sex-education-faith-schools" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Stephen Tompkins: Let faith schools go their own way on sex}&lpos={trail}{20}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/11/24/1227539233418/steve.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Stephen Tomkins"/></a> <div class="trail-text"> <span class="date">29 Apr 2009: </span> <p><strong>Stephen Tomkins: </strong>Faith schools should be able to decide for themselves how to teach about sex. It's not as if the kids will take much notice</p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/apr/29/sex-education-faith-schools?commentpage=1" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Stephen Tompkins: Let faith schools go their own way on sex}&lpos={trail}{21}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-346667855 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/28/lads-mags-pornography-debate" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Ally Fogg: Porn will not slink away silently}&lpos={trail}{22}">The top shelf is no place for lads' mags</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/28/lads-mags-pornography-debate" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Ally Fogg: Porn will not slink away silently}&lpos={trail}{23}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/12/23/1230047809112/Ally_Fogg_140x140.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Ally Fogg"/></a> <div class="trail-text"> <span class="date">28 Apr 2009: </span> <p><strong>Ally Fogg:</strong> Classifying Nuts and Zoo as porn would not have the desired effect. Society needs a more grown-up attitude to sex</p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/28/lads-mags-pornography-debate?commentpage=1" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Ally Fogg: Porn will not slink away silently}&lpos={trail}{24}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-346572605 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/apr/28/sex-education-faith-schools" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Andrew Copson: Faith schools should not be able to go their own way on s}&lpos={trail}{25}">Unbiased sex education is a child's right</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/apr/28/sex-education-faith-schools" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Andrew Copson: Faith schools should not be able to go their own way on s}&lpos={trail}{26}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/06/30/andrewdobson.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Andrew Copson"/></a> <div class="trail-text"> <span class="date">28 Apr 2009: </span> <p><strong>Andrew Copson: </strong>Allowing faith schools to skew the curriculum in order to argue against homosexuality and sex before marriage is a mistake</p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/apr/28/sex-education-faith-schools?commentpage=1" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Andrew Copson: Faith schools should not be able to go their own way on s}&lpos={trail}{27}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-346585167 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/14/amazon-derank-books-sexuality" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Heather Corinna: Thousands of titles on sex and sexuality were de-ranked}&lpos={trail}{28}">Amazon's de-ranking is not just a glitch</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/14/amazon-derank-books-sexuality" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Heather Corinna: Thousands of titles on sex and sexuality were de-ranked}&lpos={trail}{29}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/4/14/1239698291218/corinna.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Heather Corinna"/></a> <div class="trail-text"> <span class="date">14 Apr 2009: </span> <p><strong>Heather Corinna:</strong> Along with thousands of titles on sex and sexuality, my sex education guide was de-ranked. Amazon has yet to apologise</p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/14/amazon-derank-books-sexuality?commentpage=1" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Heather Corinna: Thousands of titles on sex and sexuality were de-ranked}&lpos={trail}{30}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-345909217 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/11/sex-education-primary-school" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Adultish giggling}&lpos={trail}{31}">Adultish giggling</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/11/sex-education-primary-school" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Adultish giggling}&lpos={trail}{32}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/06/02/rebecca_front_140x140.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Rebecca Front"/></a> <div class="trail-text"> <span class="date">11 Apr 2009: </span> <p><strong>Rebecca Front:</strong> Bring on sex education at primary school, if it leads to parents who can say penis with a straight face</p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/11/sex-education-primary-school?commentpage=1" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Adultish giggling}&lpos={trail}{33}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-345811569 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/mar/31/plan-b-contraception-birth-control" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Maura Kelly:}&lpos={trail}{34}">Plan B should be an option for all</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/mar/31/plan-b-contraception-birth-control" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Maura Kelly:}&lpos={trail}{35}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/3/24/1237896397336/maura.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Maura Kelly"/></a> <div class="trail-text"> <span class="date">31 Mar 2009: </span> <p><strong>Maura Kelly:</strong> The morning-after pill should be made available without a prescription to all girls, regardless of age</p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/mar/31/plan-b-contraception-birth-control?commentpage=1" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Maura Kelly:}&lpos={trail}{36}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-345269043 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/mar/26/abortion-schools" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Mary Kenny: Recommending condoms and abortion is a contradiction}&lpos={trail}{37}">The carrot and carrot approach to sex</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/mar/26/abortion-schools" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Mary Kenny: Recommending condoms and abortion is a contradiction}&lpos={trail}{38}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/05/28/mary_kenny_140x140.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Mary Kenny"/></a> <div class="trail-text"> <span class="date">26 Mar 2009: </span> <p><strong>Mary Kenny:</strong> Ads for condoms and abortion won't stop unwanted pregnancy. The financial crisis teaches us that risk has consequences</p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/mar/26/abortion-schools?commentpage=1" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Mary Kenny: Recommending condoms and abortion is a contradiction}&lpos={trail}{39}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-345095109 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/mar/20/teen-birthrate-abstinence-education" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Nancy Goldstein: Its time to stop funding abstinence-only sex education}&lpos={trail}{40}">It's time to abstain from abstinence ed</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/mar/20/teen-birthrate-abstinence-education" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Nancy Goldstein: Its time to stop funding abstinence-only sex education}&lpos={trail}{41}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/3/20/1237571095794/nancy_goldstein_140x140.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Nancy Goldstein"/></a> <div class="trail-text"> <span class="date">20 Mar 2009: </span> <p><strong>Nancy Goldstein:</strong> The spike in teen birthrates shows that abstinence-only sex education hasn't worked – and we need to stop funding it</p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/mar/20/teen-birthrate-abstinence-education?commentpage=1" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Nancy Goldstein: Its time to stop funding abstinence-only sex education}&lpos={trail}{42}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-344874708 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/mar/06/teenage-fathers-pregnancy-sex-education" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Jean Hannah Edelstein: Why do teenage fathers get off scot-free?}&lpos={trail}{43}">Teenage fathers still get off scot-free</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/mar/06/teenage-fathers-pregnancy-sex-education" name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Jean Hannah Edelstein: Why do teenage fathers get off scot-free?}&lpos={trail}{44}"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090802145910im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/3/6/1236337622075/jean2.jpg" width="60" 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