New Lows in Sex Ed Policy

New Lows in Sex Ed Policy In this episode, we discuss the Trump administration's new teen pregnancy prevention plan, which shifts funding away from evidence-based programs toward abstinence-only education and fertility awareness methods. We reviewed Project 2025's core goals for sex education and adolescent health, including the elimination of comprehensive sex education, replacement with abstinence-only programs, and restrictions on relationships, gender, and LGBTQ terminology. We will examine how these changes affect specific federal programs like PREP (Personal Responsibility Education Program) and TPPP (Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program), noting that new guidelines discourage contraception use and focus on fertility awareness instead, as well as how some state legislation conflicts with federal requirements by allowing schools to teach unscientific, medically-inaccurate information and restrict discussions about healthy relationships and consent.  About Sex Talk with The Siegel Brothers This is real talk about sex and sexuality, including questions you didn’t even know you had! The Siegel brothers have almost 60 years of combined experience as sex therapists and sexuality educators and are uniquely qualified to answer your questions and make sense of the issues. The show will also feature sexuality and sexual health experts from around the world. So join us each week for another episode of Sex Talk with the Siegel Brothers. Your Hosts Larry Siegel is a Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sexuality Educator and Certified Sexuality Educator Supervisor. In addition to being the founder and Director of Sage Institute for Family Development, Larry serves on faculty of several colleges, universities and nursing schools, as well as faculty at Modern Sex Therapy Institutes and is co-host of the YouTube show Sex Talk with the Siegel Brothers. As an educator, trainer, and consultant for over 30 years, Larry has traveled extensively around the world and is recognized as a leading educator in the areas of sexual health, development, pharmacology and substance abuse. Lawrence has also published numerous book chapters and articles in such areas as challenging the “sex addiction” model, sexual changes in aging adults, sex and drugs, relationships, and enhancing sexual experiences. Website: https://www.facebook.com/SexTalkWithTheSiegelBrothers Email: [email protected]