Trial opens in challenge to law over teenage sex

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A federal trial opened here Monday over whether a Kansas law prohibiting virtually all sexual activity by people under age 16 means health care professionals and educators must report such behavior to state authorities, which some say would stop many teenagers from seeking contraception or treatment for sexually transmitted diseases.

source: Article 'Trial Opens in Challenge to Law Over Teenage Sex' by Jodi Rudoren; www.nytimes.com/2006/01/31/national/31sex.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5065&en=ba338e520d7a868a&ex=1139374800&partner=MYWAY; The New York Times; 31 January 2006