Utah: New sex education bill pushes abstinence-only aside

The Spectrum: “During a recent pub­lic meeting at the Murray library, [Rep. Lynn Hemingway, D-Salt Lake City] shared his reasons for writing the bill. He states that chang­ing the law to allow teach­ers to educate students on methods of birth control is important because of the rise in sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnan­cies in the state.”

HB0198: Instruction in Health Amendments