13-04-2016 22:56 via alaskapublic.org

Ban on Planned Parenthood from teaching sex ed voted down in Senate

A bill to ban organizations like Planned Parenthood from teaching sex education in public schools failed in a House Committee Tuesday.
Rep. Liz Vazquez, R-Anchorage, during a floor session of the Alaska House of Representatives, March 29, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Senate Bill 89, which would require parents to opt their kids into sex ed lessons, was introduced by Sen. Mike Dunleavy and narrowly passed House Education last month.
On Tuesday afternoon the Health and Social
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