Condom Effectiveness (The Facts) (Order publication - $1.00)
Many abstinence-only programs claim that condoms do not protect from HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and pregnancy. But studies have repeatedly shown, and the Centers for Disease Control asserts, that when used consistently and correctly, latex condoms are highly effective in preventing the sexual transmission of HIV (during vaginal, oral, or anal intercourse).Latex condoms are also effective in preventing pregnancy and several STIs.

School Condom Availability (The Facts) (available online only)
An increase in reported sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV/AIDS, among adolescents has prompted many communities to take action to protect their youth. One proven method is to provide comprehensive sexuality education along with school based programs that make condoms available to sexually active youth. Numerous national health organizations have adopted policies in support of school condom availability as a component of comprehensive sexuality education.

Effective Sex Education (The Facts) (Order publication - $1.00)
Studies have repeatedly shown that comprehensive sex education is effective at assisting young people to make healthy decisions about sex and to adopt healthy sexual behaviors. No abstinence-only-until-marriage program has been shown to help teens delay the initiation of sex or to protect themselves when they do initiate sex. Yet, the U.S. government has spent over one billion dollars supporting abstinence-only-until-marriage programs. Adolescents have a fundamental human right to accurate and comprehensive sexual health information – information that could save their lives.

Medical Organizations Support Condom Use (Issues at a Glance) (available online only)
Here Advocates has collected position statements from many medical organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Academy of Pediatrics – all supporting youth access to condoms and information about condoms.

The Social Conservatives’ War on Condoms (Policy Brief) (available online only)
Conservatives in the United States Congress are waging war on public confidence in condoms. Domestically in the United States and through U.S. foreign policy, these social conservatives are promoting a sexual health agenda based far more in ideology than grounded in public health science. Learn more about the “war on condoms” and how it is hurting young people in America and around the world.