Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
In partnership with youth, we advocate policies and practices that promote a positive approach to adolescent sexual health and parenting.
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Founded:
1977

Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health

 
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health

Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Good news! Judge issues temporary restraining order against parental notification law.

Source: www.chicagotribune.com
In a dramatic turn of events, a Cook County Circuit Court judge halted Illinois' parental notification law on abortion just hours after a state agency gave it the all-clear.Judge Daniel Riley granted a ...
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Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Join us this Thursday for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction, and an acoustic performance! Tickets can be purchased on our website at http://bit.ly/IQwAF.

Help us advance reproductive justice for all Illinois youth.
Location:Three Peas Art Lounge
Time:6:00PM Thursday, November 12th
Yamani
Yamani
Be there or be square!
Mon at 4:53pm
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Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Check out our letter to the editor in response to the Chicago Tribune's editorial favoring the Illinois Parental Notification Act.

Source: www.chicagotribune.com
The Tribune's editorial ("Time for parent notice," Nov. 3)in support of the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act oversimplifies a very complex social issue, employing the same worn out arguments.At ...
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Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Chicago Tribune article on parental notification features Nicole Goss, member of our Young Parent Alliance and Reproductive Justice and Access Project.

Source: www.chicagotribune.com
Nicole Goss, 23, a volunteer with the Chicago Abortion Fund, suspects some teenagers fear the repercussions of telling their parents. Goss said that when she was a teenager, she was warned by her mother that if she got pregnant she'd be kicked out of the house. ...
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Source: www.newsweek.com
It's been a mainstay of sex ed for more than a decade. Now, as the Obama administration cuts off federal funding, the movement scrambles for money, determined to continue its mission.
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Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Great victory for reproductive justice!

Source: www.google.com
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday the United States would end in early 2010 a 22-year-old travel ban on foreign HIV patients, hailing the move as a step toward ending the stigma of the disease.
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health

Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Join us for our fall fundraiser -- only two weeks away! Tickets can be purchased on our website at http://bit.ly/IQwAF.

Help us advance reproductive justice for all Illinois youth.
Location:Three Peas Art Lounge
Time:6:00PM Thursday, November 12th
Johnny Hernandez
Johnny Hernandez
I haven't gone to something like this in a long time. =(
November 1 at 1:03am
Michael Maranda

Michael Maranda Is there a blog entry or article you can point us to that sheds light on research comparing comprehensive sex ed v. abstinence only sex ed?

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Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Call and tweet your senators today!

Source: www.aidsconnect.net
We've been building momentum for sexuality education during October, National Sex Ed Month. Today, we're asking you to join us for the National Sex Ed Call-In Day to tell Illinois Senators Roland Burris ...
Julie
Julie
I want a shirt too!
October 28 at 8:17pm
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
Yeah, the shirt is great!
October 30 at 8:08am
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Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Today is National Sex Ed Call-In Day! Please call 1-888-423-5983 and ask your senators to strip the Hatch Amendment for abstinence-only funding from the health care reform bill.

Source: www.choiceusa.org
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Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Tomorrow is National Sex Education Call-In Day. Please call and tell your senators to remove abstinence-only funding from the health care reform bill!

Source: www.choiceusa.org
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Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Reproductive Justice 101 workshop this Friday. RSVP online today!

Source: www.thedatabank.com
The Reproductive Justice 101 workshop will provide an introduction to the reproductive justice movement using a human rights framework. Facilitated by ICAH staff members Sunyata Altenor and Mayadet Patitucci-Cruz, ...
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Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Listen to Colleen Connell, executive director of the ACLU of Illinois, talk about the parental notification law.

Source: www.chicagopublicradio.org
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Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Fact: Illinois has a higher STI rate than the national average. http://bit.ly/JEZBK

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Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Our Youth Policy Council is hosting a free event this Friday night, featuring music, spoken word, food, and free condoms!

Music, Spoken Word, Food, Free Condoms
Location:Latte on Lincoln
Time:6:30PM Friday, October 23rd