1.0 link 66584 <![CDATA[Congress Again Extends Abstinence-Only Funding]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/10/01/congress-again-extends-ab_n_66584.html 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,...

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