Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services such as sexual health education and contraception. The bill defines marginalized youth as a person under the age of 26 who is disadvantaged by underlying structural barriers and social inequity . Grants may be used to (1) provide sexual health information to marginalized youth, (2) promote effective communication regarding sexual health among marginalized youth, (3) promote and support opportunities for school-age parents, and (4) train individuals who work with marginalized youth to promote sexual health and the development of safe and supportive environments. Grants may not be used to provide access to health services that (1) are medically unsound; (2) withhold sexual health-promoting or lifesaving information; (3) promote gender stereotypes; or (4) are insensitive or unresponsive to the needs of young people, including youth with varying gender identities and sexual orientations, sexually active youth, pregnant or parenting youth, and survivors of sexual abuse or assault. Unobligated funds for abstinence education are transferred and made available for these grants.
Assault and harassment offensesCancerChild healthCommunity life and organizationCrimes against womenCrime victimsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingFamily planning and birth controlHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHIV/AIDSImmunology and vaccinationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offensesSexually transmitted diseasesWomen's health
Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-1530| Senate
| Updated: 5/16/2019
Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services such as sexual health education and contraception. The bill defines marginalized youth as a person under the age of 26 who is disadvantaged by underlying structural barriers and social inequity . Grants may be used to (1) provide sexual health information to marginalized youth, (2) promote effective communication regarding sexual health among marginalized youth, (3) promote and support opportunities for school-age parents, and (4) train individuals who work with marginalized youth to promote sexual health and the development of safe and supportive environments. Grants may not be used to provide access to health services that (1) are medically unsound; (2) withhold sexual health-promoting or lifesaving information; (3) promote gender stereotypes; or (4) are insensitive or unresponsive to the needs of young people, including youth with varying gender identities and sexual orientations, sexually active youth, pregnant or parenting youth, and survivors of sexual abuse or assault. Unobligated funds for abstinence education are transferred and made available for these grants.
Assault and harassment offensesCancerChild healthCommunity life and organizationCrimes against womenCrime victimsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingFamily planning and birth controlHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHIV/AIDSImmunology and vaccinationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSex offensesSexually transmitted diseasesWomen's health