Louisiana's abortion bans will have a deep and lasting impact on families across the state, particularly among the most vulnerable—including teens, Black, low-income, and rural Louisianans.
have a sex education policy, the state law allows some topics to be taught but all within the context of abstinence messages.by the Louisiana Public Health Institute found that the majority of parents, regardless of individual religious affiliation, supported a mandatory sex education curriculum across the state.
Furthermore, comprehensive sexual health education is clearly associated with better sexual health outcomes, including giving adolescents the tools to decide whether and when to become pregnant, but also helping them guard against sexual assault, intimate partner violence and other difficulties.access to reproductive healthcare and contraception
must be addressed too. Approximately 70,000 women younger than 20 were likely in need of public support for contraceptive services and supplies in Louisiana in 2015. Twenty percent of this need was met by publicly supported clinics throughout the state.
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