A bumper issue AWE's journal features issues and articles on some marvellous services for pregnant and parenting teenagers together with stories from … [Read more...]
Sex Education not relevant to pupils’ lives, UK report
The Guardian 13 Sept 2016 Sex education in schools worldwide is so “out of touch” with pupils’ experiences that they find it irrelevant and switch … [Read more...]
Contraceptive pill to be available in Vic Govt schools
Herald Sun 1 Sept 2016 Doctors in government schools will be able to prescribe the contraceptive Pill to girls as young as 12 from next year. … [Read more...]
Outdated laws prevent access to abortion drug
Buzzfeed Sept 28 2016: Report - a national ban on Mifepristone (RU486) and Misoprostol was lifted by the Australian government in 2006 but a number of … [Read more...]
Womens health specialist calls for more GPs to prescribe abortion pill
The Age 28 Aug 2016 reports that just 4% of GPs and gynaecologists are registered prescribers of RU486 and 9% of pharmacies are currently dispensing … [Read more...]
Robot babies don’t deter teen pregnancy
ABC Radio News reports 26 Aug 2016 that a popular education program that encourages teenagers to care for a robot baby could increase the risk of teen … [Read more...]