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Do you think CBS should air Tim Tebow's anti-choice ad during the Super Bowl?

	Yes. As long as both sides have equal time.
	No. CBS promised that it wouldn't air "advocacy ads" of any kind.
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*Per 1000 young women ages 15-19
⁺Because of concern over recent changes in Chlamydia reporting and relative low incidence of syphilis, we used the state's gonorrhea rate as a stand-in for sexually transmitted infection rates.


While many states have recognized the damaging effects of Title V Funding and rejected it, New Hampshire continues to accept the funding ($94,901 in Fiscal Year 07).


CBAE funding is awarded to state and local organizations by the federal government, bypassing any state approval process. No organizations in New Hampshire receive CBAE funding.


New Hampshire law requires comprehensive sex education in schools. Its students must be taught the benefits of abstinence, while also receiving information about condoms and contraception.


GLBTQ students in New Hampshire are at serious risk for harassment and discrimination. However, with the state's legalization of same-sex marriage in 2009, reduced stigma against GLBTQ people will likely lead to a safer school environment.

(Want to know where these grades come from?  Visit the Amplify Report Card Grading Standards page to learn how we assessed the grades for Sexual Health,Title V Funding,CBAE Funding, Sex Education Policy, and School Safety for GLBTQ Youth. Grades reflect existing policies and available statistics as of July 2009. Report cards will be updated as new information becomes available.)

Did You Know?

Although New Hampshire’s sexual health statistics are among the best in the nation, there are disparities: people of color in New Hampshire are more at risk for pregnancy and HIV than whites. Young Latinas are more than twice as likely to experience pregnancy as young white women. African Americans account for fourteen percent of AIDS cases even though they make up only one percent of the population.

Other facts about New Hampshire :

• Forty-five percent of high school students in New Hampshire report ever having had sex.
• New Hampshire has the 3rd lowest teen pregnancy rate in the nation.
• There are almost 500 people living with HIV in New Hampshire.
• Eight percent of New Hampshire’s population lives in poverty.

• Kaiser State Facts on HIV/AIDS – Statistics on HIV and AIDS in your state, plus many more health statistics. See how your state compares to other states and to national statistics.
• National Campaign to Prevent Teen And Unplanned Pregnancy - A detailed profile of teen life in your state, including teen population demographics, teen safer sex, and teen pregnancy in your state; check out how your state compares to other states and to national statistics!
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance Maps: Youth ages 15-19 contract almost half of the nation’s 19 million STIs every year. How is your state doing at STI prevention? Click through to a map of the United States showing each state’s STI rates.
  • Chlamydia Rate
  • Gonorrhea Rate
  • Syphilis Rate
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Center – Many social factors contribute to risk for HIV, STIs, and teen pregnancy. See how your state compares in over 100 measures of well-being, including poverty, unemployment and underemployment, and health insurance coverage. 

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