April 12, 2003
Sex and the Internet
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Government Censorship:
Other US Cases
Other US Cases
lOn March 9, 2002, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) removed a National Prevention Information Network
(NIPN) website link to positive.org, the
Coalition for Positive Sexuality (CPS) website,
apparently due to pressure from the right-wing Physicians Consortium and Focus on the Family.
lPositive.org explains to youth how to protect themselves from disease by engaging in safe sex practices, such as
wearing a condom to prevent HIV transmission.
The site also offers information about birth
control, abortion, and sexual orientation.
lUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA) spokesperson said USDA to remove links to positive.org and possibly
others from cyfernet.org
lOnline Policy Group issued an action alert and the community responded with phone calls, faxes, and emails to CDC and
USDA.