by Gail Besse

BOSTON - "Theresa Breguet's 7-year-old son could be exposed to a radical sex education program if Massachusetts lawmakers enact two bills backed by Planned Parenthood."

"Under the proposal, 4- to 11-year-olds will be taught the "correct terminology for sexual orientation (such as heterosexual and gay and lesbian) "and be able to 'describe different types of families,' according to the Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework. Students from 14-18 will learn about 'possible determinants of sexual orientation' and confidentiality laws concerning 'reproductive health problems.'"

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By Gudrun Schultz

MONTREAL, Quebec, February 22, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - "Canadian teenagers view parents as their primary source for information on sex and healthy sexuality, a new Ipsos-Reid poll reveals."

"In a survey jointly conducted by the Canadian Association for Adolescent Health (CAAH) and Ipsos on the sexual behavior and knowledge of teenagers, researchers were startled to discover that a majority of teenagers identified their parents as the most valuable resource for information on sex."

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by Rebecca Hagelin

"Choosing how your children are educated should be as routine in America as the ability to choose your neighborhood, your church and your place of employment."

"It stuns me that in 2006, the vast majority of students in failing schools are still trapped there. My husband and I have enjoyed the marvelous blessing of choosing freely between private schools, public schools and home schooling for our children. Yet, the reality for most parents is no real choice at all."

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By Gudrun Schultz

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, February 20, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - "Parents with children in private religious schools will get help with tuition fees if the Progressive Conservatives are elected in next year's election, PC leader John Tory said yesterday."

"Speaking at a policy conference in Niagara Falls, Mr. Tory said the financial assistance would most likely take the form of tax credits for parents."

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"The Catholic Church and the Department of Health will promote Christian sex education to stop the spread of the deadly Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS)."

"'Being faithful to your partner and abstinence from sex is the best strategy to prevent HIV/AIDS,' Vitillo said."

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