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Obama administration drops objection to Plan B ruling

Conflict & Justice

President Barack Obama’s government has dropped its opposition to a court decision that allows the Plan B emergency contraceptive to be bought over-the-counter by women of any age. Proponents had argued the pill was safe and a useful safety net against unwanted pregnancy.

Sex ed goes mobile

Health & Medicine

Gender, Sex, and Consent on the College Campus

The Real Sex Surrogate Behind ‘The Sessions’ Tells All

Sex at the Zoo

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Sex at the Zoo

Host Steve Curwood takes a trip to the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston to talk with Dr. Donna Fernandez about sexual behavior in the animal kingdom. Hear what elks, crickets and seagulls have in common with the mating rituals of people. A Valentine’s Day treat!

The Make Love, Not War Species

The bonobo is as genetically similar to humans as the chimpanzee. These peace-loving apes live in matriarchal societies and use sex to deal with competition and anger. They reside only in a very small area of forest below the Congo River in Africa and the

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Love, Sex, and Governor Sanford

Arts, Culture & Media

Governor Mark Sanford has sparked conversation about sex in America. The Takeaway talks to Audicia Ray, professor of sexuality at Rutgers University, and Debby Herbenick, research scientist at Indiana University’s Center for Sexual Health Promotion.

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Sex ed goes mobile and melodramatic

Arts, Culture & Media

Sex education has gone mobile. Will the direct-to-cell phone message finally reach young women of the dangers of HIV / AIDS, STDs and pregnancy? Fred Mogul, reporter for WNYC, joins us this morning to explain.

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