Government abstinence site draws protest from groups
Washington groups led by the ACLU objects to a Health and Human Services web page urging parents to tell teens to abstain from sex. Secretary Michael Leavitt defends the guidance as aimed at helping parents discuss abstinence for safety. Critics call for inclusive sex education and contraception discussion for sexually active or abused teens.
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U N Security Council approves ICC war crimes action
The United Nations Security Council backed prosecuting Sudanese war crimes suspects at the International Criminal Court after the United States reversed its veto stance. The vote was 11 to 0 with Algeria Brazil and China abstaining as US assurances barred transfers of Americans in Sudan to ICC or foreign courts. In other news, Florida health officials tie a E coli outbreak to the state fair and Fred Korematsu, civil rights icon, dies at 86 after challenging WWII internment orders.
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