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The National Education Association recommended that teachers be trained to teach Sex Education to students.
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The first latex condom was invented by Youngs Rubber Company.
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By 1940, the U.S. Public Health Service made a strong statement about the importance of sex education in schools. This was because of the spread of STD's among soldiers and sailors during World War I & II.
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The first birth control pill was invented.
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Contraceptives were made legal for married couples. Seven years later, contraceptives were permitted for unmarried people as well.
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Sex Education changed a lot because of the HIV/AIDS epidemic that was drawing concerns nation wide.
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Adolescent Family Life Act (AFLA) was passed, which is believed to be considered the precursor to today’s abstinence-only-until-marriage programs.
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The Surgeon General during this time, C. Everett Koop, published a report in 1986 calling for sex education, including information on preventing the transmission of the HIV virus through safe sex, to be instituted in public schools starting at the elementary level.
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More than 90 percent of all U.S. schools offered some sex education programming.
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By 1989, 23 states had passed mandates for sexuality education, and additional 23 states strongly encouraged sex education, 33 mandated AIDS education and 17 additional states recommended it.
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SIECUS published “Sex Education 2000: A Call to Action,” which outlined 13 goals that would ensure that all children received comprehensive sexuality education by the year 2000.
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Under George W. Bush 1.5 billion dollars was spent on the abstinence programs.
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In 2002 a survey showed that by age 20 77% of the respondents had had sex.
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Federal fundings went to schools to promote abstinence only programs.
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PEPFAR was reauthorized
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In 2010, President Obama directed 100 million dollars towards teen pregnancy programs.
