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Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade decision

2024-01-29T18:11:37-05:00

The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives. [...]

Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade decision2024-01-29T18:11:37-05:00

History: Roe v. Wade 410 U.S. 113 (1973)

2024-01-29T18:11:38-05:00

We forthwith acknowledge our awareness of the sensitive and emotional nature of the abortion controversy, of the vigorous opposing views, even among physicians, and of the deep and seemingly absolute convictions that the subject inspires. One's philosophy, one's experiences, one's exposure to the raw edges of human existence, one's religious training, one's attitudes toward life and family and their values, and the moral standards one establishes and seeks to observe, are all likely to influence and to color one's thinking and conclusions about abortion. [...]

History: Roe v. Wade 410 U.S. 113 (1973)2024-01-29T18:11:38-05:00

Sexual Behaviors and Viewing Pornography

2024-01-29T18:11:38-05:00

Frequent sexual urges or behaviors can cause distress, but the cause of this distress is debated. Identifying the best model of hypersexual concerns is necessary to develop effective interventions to reduce those concerns. [...]

Sexual Behaviors and Viewing Pornography2024-01-29T18:11:38-05:00

Types of Massage

2024-01-29T18:11:38-05:00

Massage treatment has been practiced in almost every culture throughout human history, but besides being extremely relaxing, you’re probably wondering what actually happens to your body. What happens to your partner in a couples massage may surprise [...]

Types of Massage2024-01-29T18:11:38-05:00

Help Your Clients Reduce the STI Stigma

2024-01-29T18:11:39-05:00

We know life isn’t over if you’ve tested positive for a STI, but we want to make sure our clients are equipped to have a fulfilling sex life, regardless of their STI status. That includes being empowered and clear about their own boundaries and navigating safer sex practices. [...]

Help Your Clients Reduce the STI Stigma2024-01-29T18:11:39-05:00

Teaching Puberty for LGBTQIA+ Diversity

2024-01-29T18:11:39-05:00

Inclusion of diverse sexualities, genders, and to some extent sexes, has been a relatively recent focus for many in education, psychology, health services, and public policy. In this moment of both historic progress, and extreme backlash, marked by both pro and anti LGBT legislations, and simultaneous increases in bias-motivated violence. [...]

Teaching Puberty for LGBTQIA+ Diversity2024-01-29T18:11:39-05:00

Heterosexual Men’s Accounts of Unwanted Sex

2024-01-29T18:11:40-05:00

While scholars are giving greater attention than previously to sexual assault against women, they have ignored the fact that men report unwanted sex as well. This article examines 39 heterosexual men’s narratives about their experience of unwanted sex in college. [...]

Heterosexual Men’s Accounts of Unwanted Sex2024-01-29T18:11:40-05:00

Vaginismus

2024-01-29T18:11:40-05:00

Vaginismus symptoms may appear during the late teen years or early adulthood when a person has sex for the first time. The condition can also happen the first time a person tries to insert a tampon or has a pelvic exam at a healthcare provider’s office. [...]

Vaginismus2024-01-29T18:11:40-05:00

Sex-related Distress& Self-medication Drinking In College Women

2024-01-29T18:11:41-05:00

Consistent with self-medication theory, some drink to cope with sex-related distress, which may reduce distress, but lead to greater drinking quantity before sex and negative sexual consequences. How women with ASA histories navigate sexual situations and cope with sex-related distress is under researched. [...]

Sex-related Distress& Self-medication Drinking In College Women2024-01-29T18:11:41-05:00

Sex Supplements

2024-01-29T18:11:41-05:00

Men spend more than $2 billion a year on over-the-counter sex-enhancement supplements. But because the Food and Drug Administration doesn't regulate supplements, you can't ever be sure of what you're getting in those pills. [...]

Sex Supplements2024-01-29T18:11:41-05:00
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