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Alonso Martínez, Laura Vigo-Arrazola, María Begoña 2025-01-07T09:20:02Z 2025-01-07T09:20:02Z 2024-10 0965-4283 http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9827 10.1108/HE-10-2023-0104 Purpose: Government’s role and sex education are vital in promoting inclusivity and sexual health. To understand the impact that the legislation has had on sex education, it is necessary to evaluate it at the different training levels. Design/methodology/approach: The method used is a critical review aimed at comparing educational and state legislation and its impact on Sex Education in Spain and the United Kingdom. Findings: In most countries the compulsory contents in the curriculum are oriented to sexually transmitted infections and contraception. Nonetheless, this approach is deemed inadequate and restrictive, failing to cope with the challenges posed by globalization, including the increased spread of sexual infection. Legislative constraints hinder the comprehensive implementation of public health education strategies and social justice concerning sexuality. Research limitations/implications: Scope may miss legislative nuances and regional differences. Practical implications: Findings emphasize comprehensive sex education to tackle modern challenges and to urge policy makers to incorporate these insights. Social implications: Enhanced sex education laws foster health equity that will contribute to reducing violence and improving positive attitudes and behaviours. Originality/value: Insufficient analysis exists on the effects of ministry measures in sex education, connecting health, well-being and sustainability. This underscores the urgency of researching the legislative, educational and societal consequences, enabling interventions to address negative sexual attitudes and behaviours, including gender violence, biases against sexual diversity, emotional challenges, sexual freedom and health problems, based on respect for Human Sexual Rights. This study has been fully or partially funded by the call for research projects of the National Conference of Nursing Deans (grant number PINV_12CNDE23). application/pdf eng Emerald Health Education. 2024, V. 124, n. 3/4, p. 183-199 https://doi.org/10.1108/HE-10-2023-0104 Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Curriculum Legislation Education policy Europe Health promoting schools Health promoting universities Sex education Educación sexual Política educativa Promoción de la salud Educación sanitaria Sex instruction Education and state Health promotion Health education Promoting equity and social justice: analysing the global impact of educational laws on sex education in Spain and the United Kingdom info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Health Education 124 3/4 183 199