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GRITtv: Whose Choice Is It for STI Vaccinations?
A new bill is making its way through the New York state legislature that would give minors the ability to consent to vaccinations for sexually transmitted infections, like Gardasil, the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. But parents are unhappy with the bill because it would allow children as young as nine to receive the immunization. Joining guest host Esther Armah to discuss the bill and the implications and issues for parents and young people around the country are Rita Palma, founder of My Kids My Choice, and Corinne Carey, Public Policy Counsel for the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Email this pageGRITtv: Sex Education in Utah
Did you know that in Utah, you're more likely to get chlamydia than the chicken pox or the flu? Well, a Republican State Senator, who says he's from the most conservative part of the state, is leading the fight to allow teachers to teach contraception. Thanks to StuartTV for the video.
GRITtv: World AIDS Day: Access Saves Lives
According to UNAIDS estimates, there are now 33.4 million people living with HIV, including 2.1 million children. During 2008, some 2.7 million people became newly infected with the virus and an estimated 2 million people died from AIDS. Around half of all people who become infected with HIV do so before they are 25 and are killed by AIDS before they are 35. Avert.org is raising consciousness this World AIDS Day for the need for universal access to lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and care. Check out the video, with music from SDIA. If you download their song, "Going All The Way" from iTunes, a portion of the proceeds will go to Avert.
GRITtv: Rural South Suffers Stigma of HIV
From RH Reality Check, this video looks at the state of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in South Carolina. Much of the state is poor and rural and suffers from a lack of both proper health care funds and proper education for the population. Activists in the state note that the stigma and the lack of information are still as bad in parts of South Carolina as they were in 1981, when the virus first hit the American consciousness. Activists are calling for a massive public health initiative to slow the spread of HIV and to treat people who have already contracted the virus.
