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Family Communication—Stop, Listen and Talk with Teens about Sex
is dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of California’s youth.By providing resources to parents on how to reach out to teens about sex, pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, we hope to nurture the adult involvement that teens need—and want—in dealing with these issues.
However, it is important to recognize that even in the closest of families, communication can break down. Teens who face difficult situations at home, such as abuse and alcoholism, are at even greater risk.
For the health and safety of all California youth, we seek to educate the public on the need for teens’ access to confidential reproductive health services. Teens need a safe haven of professional, caring support when they can’t talk to their parents.
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. . . mandating parental involvement does not achieve the intended benefit of promoting family communication, but it does increase the risk of harm to the adolescent by delaying access to appropriate medical care. "THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Family Communication is made possible by a grant from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation to the California Coalition For Reproductive Freedom:
Members: American Association of University Women - California; American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California; American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California; American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, CA; Asians & Pacific Islanders for Reproductive Health; California Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League-North; California Nurse Midwives Association; California District of the American Academy of Pediatrics; California Federation of Business & Professional Women; California Medical Association; California National Organization for Women; California Nurses Association; California Women's & Children's Health Coalition; California Women Lawyers; Hadassah-Central Pacific Coast Region; Jewish Public Affairs Committee; League of Women Voters of California; National Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League-Southern California; National Asian Women's Health Organization; National Council of Jewish Women; Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California; Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
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