Congress Again Extends Abstinence-Only Funding

Washington Times:

Congress again has extended funding for a core abstinence-education program, sparking protests from sex-education advocates who want Democrats to pull the plug on such programs.

"Their actions defy logic and common sense," said James Wagoner, president of Advocates for Youth.

First, Congress funds what Mr. Wagoner called unproven abstinence programs. Then it commissions a study that shows they don't work, but lawmakers ignore those results and continue to fund the programs.

"Teens deserve better policies. We all deserve better leaders," said Mr. Wagoner, whose organization stresses rights, respect and responsibility in sex education.

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Comments

[LeftLeaner]

I think the DEMS have a Death Wish.

1. The program has proven to be ineffective.

2. It is a right-wing program promoted to please THEIR constitutents.

THE DEMS NO LONGER REPRESENT ME - I KNOW THAT FOR A FACT.

But, what I'd like to know WHO ARE THEY trying to please?????

[NCDog]

Politics aside, how is underage kids abstaining from sex a bad thing, if you can get them to?

[lornejl]

You can't get them to, maybe we should fit every kid with a chastity belt ?

[gardengoddess]

NCDog, it's not that abstaining is a bad thing, it's that it's not the fairest use of taxpayer dollars to give those dollars to religious organizations to teach abstinence. Besides, isn't that the duty of parents? No one ever gave me any taxpayer dollars when I was teaching (actually scaring) my kids into not having sex until they were at least old enough to accept the consequences of having sex.

Religious organizations shouldn't be getting taxpayer dollars - PERIOD.

[godlessclif]

It would be better spent on Larry the Cucumber cartoons. You could put a condom on Larry.