Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:31:00 PM EST
The Ohio House Health Committee heard proponent testimony on the Ohio Prevention First Act (HB 293) on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009. HB 293 includes a breakout bill (Act for Our Children’s Future) that promotes comprehensive sexuality education in Ohio’s schools. Of the ten witnesses who provided testimony in support of comprehensive sex education, two were youth involved with the Ohio Advocates Youth Leadership Council. K.D., a fourth year student at the University of Cincinnati gave their account of the lack of comprehensive sex education in their hometown in rural Ohio and how that has impacted their family. Danny S., a junior at Parma Senior High School spoke about his experience of having to receive limited and false information regarding sexual health in his school from an abstinence-only-until-marriage program called Operation Keepsake. Committee members were especially interested in Danny’s testimony and responses, asking him many more questions than other witnesses, noting that he represents the youth that will be affected by this bill. K.D. and Danny did an incredible job of representing the youth of Ohio and were joined by medical doctors, social workers, policy analysts, clergy and non-profit directors who also gave testimony in support of this bill.
>Additional written testimony was also provided Ohio Advocates members and associates, including Abbey White, a graduate of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and currently studying in Vermont, and Jamie Royce, a graduate of Loveland City Schools and currently studying at the University of Cincinnati.
To read submitted testimony and further summaries of the event go to NARAL Prochoice Ohio: http://www.prochoiceohio.org/issues/factsheets/200911191.shtml
If you live in Ohio, please sign the Ohio Prevention First petition:
www.amplifyyourvoice.org/ohiopreventionfirst
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