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Duke’s teen pregnancy prevention program just lost its federal grant—cutting off funding for over a thousand young people—after officials claimed its materials “normalize adolescent sexual activity” and aren’t “age appropriate.” This sudden shutdown, part of a nationwide wave affecting 53 similar programs, threatens to spike teen pregnancy and STI rates, confuse youth about sexuality, and increase risks of coercion. The team is racing to secure new funding through modified grants and internal Duke support, hoping to keep the program alive until September. Without a breakthrough, the program faces total collapse.

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