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	<title>Tell Them SC &#187; Sexual Health</title>
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		<title>Please Send Your Suggestions for Reading List</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/07/please-send-your-suggestions-for-reading-list/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/07/please-send-your-suggestions-for-reading-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ab-Only]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comprehensive Sex Ed]]></category>
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Tell Them needs your help.
We’re putting together a series of suggested reading lists on a number of topics and we want your suggestions.
Please send us the books you have found helpful and insightful on teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, contraception, comprehensive sex education, and any other topics you think we would be interested in.
We’ll go through the suggested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Control NOT Included in List of Free Preventive Health Services</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/07/birth-control-not-included-in-list-of-free-preventive-health-services/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/07/birth-control-not-included-in-list-of-free-preventive-health-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STIs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comprehensive Sex Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathleen Sebelius]]></category>
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the White House is set to announce its list of which preventive health services will be free to consumers under the new health law. The list includes cancer screenings (including mammograms and colonoscopies), immunizations and tobacco cessation services, but does not include any birth control method.
Birth control is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>H. 3245 Passes with Our Changes</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/06/h3245-passes-with-our-changes/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/06/h3245-passes-with-our-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Action Alert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H3245]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislative Update]]></category>
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At 11:30 last night, the SC House and Senate passed H. 3245, the Two Trip Ultrasound Mandate. The final version of the bill has been converted into a women’s rights bill, and therefore passed with our support.
The final version of H. 3245 eliminated the two trips initially required by the House version, and instead, allows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget Passes SC Legislature</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/06/budget-passes-sc-legislature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tell Them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SC House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SC Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>

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Today was a huge step forward for South Carolina!
The General Assembly passed the Conference Committee Report on the budget which ensures funding and coverage for essential programs like Medicaid and HIV/AIDS prevention.
The budget now goes to the Governor for his signature.
Thank you to the 100+ Tell Them members who sent emails or made phone calls to their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Consensus on H. 3245</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/06/582/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/06/582/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[H3245]]></category>
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The Conference Committee on H. 3245- The Two Trip Ultrasound Requirement Bill DID NOT reach a compromise this morning.
This makes it very unlikely that this bill will pass this legislative session.
This morning, Senator Bryant offered 4 new options and potential compromises in an attempt to get something passed. They included keeping the 1-hour waiting period [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conference Committee Update</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/05/conference-committee-update-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/05/conference-committee-update-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 16:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Fort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H3245]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Spartanburg]]></category>

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This morning, the Conference Committee met to discuss H. 3245- the Two Trip Ultrasound Requirement Bill. Chairman Bryant informed the committee that the Senate and House Attorneys were trying to find a compromise between the two bills, and until that time, the Conference Committee would be in recess.
The Committee agreed that they would be willing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HIV Vaccine Awareness Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/05/hiv-vaccine-awareness-day/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/05/hiv-vaccine-awareness-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 19:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comprehensive Sex Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emma Davidson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV Vaccine Awareness Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minority Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STIs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=543</guid>
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Today is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD). Today, we celebrate the millions of volunteers, health professionals, scientists, advocates and community members who are fighting for a safe and effective vaccine for HIV. We also come together to acknowledge and raise awareness of the need for continued research and funding for this vaccine.
While there is currently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conference Committee Update</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/05/conference-committee-update/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/05/conference-committee-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 13:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tell Them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conference Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H3245]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SC Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=519</guid>
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The conference Committee met yesterday on H. 3245- The Ultrasound Two Trip Requirement Bill. This first meeting was meant to “vent frustrations” and get a sense of where the challenges were in finding common ground.
The legislators began by reviewing each section of the bill, but soon found that little progress was going to be made.
Chairman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/05/national-teen-pregnancy-prevention-month/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/05/national-teen-pregnancy-prevention-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 17:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STIs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tell Them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comprehensive Sex Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emma Davidson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unintended Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=516</guid>
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May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month (NTPPM). This annual campaign is “designed to help communities recognize that the effects of unintended teen pregnancy and early childbearing are far-reaching.”
Teens need proper education and instruction on the importance of reproductive health.
The Guttmacher Institute has provided these facts:

Each year, almost 750,000 women aged 15–19 become pregnant. Overall, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You, Marchers</title>
		<link>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/03/thank-you-marchers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/03/thank-you-marchers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Virtual March]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ab-Only]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comprehensive Sex Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STIs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tell Them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unintended Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, more than 3,500 South Carolinians are marching together, virtually, in support of responsible reproductive health policies. It’s an important step in letting members of the South Carolina legislature know thousands of their constituents believe the best way to solve many of the great challenges we face in this state is by educating our young [...]]]></description>
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