U.N. sex-ed guidance draws fire

A U.N. agency is backing away from U.N.-proposed guidelines intended to reduce HIV infections through sex education for young people, officials in Paris said. Responding to criticism by conservative groups, the United Nations Population Fund has requested its name be removed from published materials associated with the guidelines, set for release in draft form next week by UNESCO. Critics say the program content is too strong for children and that it portrays access to legal abortion as a right. UPI