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McCain Declines To Answer Question About Insurance Coverage For Birth Control
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Wednesday declined to answer a question about whether insurance companies should be allowed to cover Viagra but not birth control medications, the AP/Google.com reports (Babington, AP/Google.com, 7/9).

fpa Reacts To BMJ Research On Parents Talking To Their Children About Sexual Health, UK
In response to research by the British Medical Journal on American research evaluating the outcomes of Talking Parents, Healthy Teens concerning parents talking to their children about sexual health, Julie Bentley, Chief Executive of fpa said: "This is very similar to the positive effects we see from our parents course Speakeasy. "The importance of parents cannot be underestimated.

Advocates Protest Catholic Church's Position On Condoms, Contraception Prior To Pope's Visit To Australia
Members of the group NoToPope Coalition on Wednesday protested Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to Sydney, Australia, for Catholic World Youth Day, in part because of the Roman Catholic church's ban on condom use and contraception, the

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Examines Pa.'s Decision To Refuse Title V Abstinence-Only Education Funds
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday examined the decision by Pennsylvania officials to refuse more than $5.8 million in federal Title V abstinence-only education funding since 2003. Pennsylvania is one of many states that are refusing Title V funds.