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Well, here's something that we need to stop. A new abstinence-only-until-marriage funding bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives:
From the National Abstinence Education Association:Yesterday, legislation was announced on the floor of the House of Representatives that will restore funding for Abstinence–Centered Education by reallocating prevention funds for this purpose. The Abstinence-Centered Education Reallocation Act, sponsored by Rep. Randall Hultgren (R-IL), is a bill that will put a priority on the sexual risk avoidance message found in abstinence programs. "Since President Obama chose to eliminate all funding for abstinence education, this bill is a welcome sign that sexual risk avoidance can once again be the primary prevention message that youth will receive in classrooms across America," stated Valerie Huber, Executive Director of the National Abstinence Education Association.
The bill (you can read the full text here) is filled with loaded language:
A focused priority on the superior health benefits of sexual abstinence, ensuring that any information provided on contraception does not exaggerate its effectiveness in preventing sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancies [my emphasis].
We'll keep you posted on this and other related developments in Congress.
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