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

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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.


New Mexico, along with almost half of the states in the nation, has rejected Title V abstinence-only funding.


CBAE funding is awarded by the federal government, bypassing any state approval process, to state and local organizations which offer abstinence-only programs. Organizations in New Mexico received over $1.3 million in CBAE funds in Fiscal Year 07.


New Mexico does not mandate sex education or regulate its content if taught – it has not taken the necessary action to guarantee complete, comprehensive sex ed for its students. However, New Mexico does require that students be taught about HIV as part of health classes.


GLBTQ students in New Mexico are at serious risk for harassment and discrimination.

(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?

New Mexico does not require its students learn about condoms and contraception, even though it has high teen pregnancy rates and over 17,000 teenagers are already sexually active. Although New Mexico has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation, more CBAE funds are spent on failed abstinence-only programs there than in 42 other states.

Other facts about New Mexico:

• There are over 17,000 sexually active teenagers in New Mexico.
• New Mexico has the 3rd highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation.
• There are almost 1000 people living with HIV in New Mexico.
• Eighteen percent of New Mexico’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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