Alabama gets an "F" in sexual health
• Sexual Health
ACLU fighting the war for condoms in AmericaThe American Civil Liberties Union sponsored the event to expand on the theory espoused by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof in his January 2003 article, "The War On Condoms." He describes the push for abstinence-only education and some conservative groups' insistence on the inadequacy of condoms as "downright weird."
Green also described a report card published every three years by a sexual health organization in which each state is graded from A to F based on criteria such as gay rights, sex education and abortion availability. Pennsylvania has never scored higher than a D-minus, and only ranks above the 11 states that failed. She referenced the F-ranked Alabama's policy that made the possession of a vibrator illegal. This policy existed until less than two years ago.
