Sexuality

Monday, February 15, 2010

Teens who use drugs are more sexually active

New Canadian research suggests that teenagers aged 14 to 19 who take drugs, get drunk or smoke are significantly more likely to be sexually active than other teens.

Using data from Statistics Canada, the study by the Ottawa-based Institute of Marriage and Family Canada found that pot-smoking girls were 60 per cent more likely to be sexually active, compared to 49 per cent of pot-smoking boys. It calculated from the data that 39.9 per cent of teens on average are sexually active – 41.6 per cent of girls and 38.1 per cent of boys.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Commons passes child trafficking bill

Sexuality

Note: Due to the subject matter, some of the links in the article may not be suitable for children.

A proposed law that would send people convicted of trafficking in children under 18 to prison for no less than five years seems likely now to become law. On September 30, MPs voted 239-46 to approve private member’s bill C-268 on third and final reading.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Teens’ Sexual Choices – Do Parents Matter?

Sexuality

Written by Peter Jon Mitchell, a researcher at the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada

“Remember, sex is about having a good time – be safe and enjoy.” So says Sexpress: the Toronto Teen Survey Report that received national media attention in June. The report’s authors enshrine this advice in the survey’s Youth Bill of Sexual Health Rights. They say teens want and need to learn about sexual pleasure. Similarly in the UK, the National Health Service in Sheffield made international headlines in July with a pamphlet for teens called Pleasure, in which they recommend teens seek sexual fulfilment twice a week as a measure of good health. The question is whether sex can be made safe, and if so, what does this advice assume about teens?

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Saskatchewan seeks ruling on marriage commissioner bill

Sexuality

The Saskatchewan government has asked the Court of Appeal to give its opinion on two legislative options that would exempt at least some marriage commissioners from “marrying” a same-sex couple if such a “marriage” is against their religious beliefs, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix reported.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Major changes proposed for sex offender registry

Sexuality

Police across Canada are welcoming the federal government’s proposed sweeping revisions to the National Sex Offender Registry. One key change, as the Globe and Mail reported, would allow police to use it pro-actively to prevent crime.

As the law now stands, police cannot consult the registry, which lists the names and tracks the whereabouts of people convicted of committing a sexual offence, until after a sex crime has been committed.

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Family Policy Conference, March 11

Join us in Ottawa on March 11 for the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada’s annual Family Policy Conference.

In addition to exploring ways in which families are beleaguered or bolstered by current public policy, the conference will feature presentations by special guests Miriam Grossman, MD, author of You’re Teaching My Child What?, Brian Lee Crowley, PhD, author of Fearful Symmetry: The Fall and Rise of Canada’s Founding Values, and Wade Horn, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Check Imfcanada.org for more information and registration.

Listing of Pregnancy Care Centres

Pregnancy centres provide loving counselling, practical assistance and a variety of resources to pregnant women. For more information about these services available across Canada, please click here.

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