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Ideological Earmarks and Deficit Hypocrisy

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by James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth

April 4, 2011 - 3:13pm (Print)

On Tuesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will vote to eliminate a program based on evidence in favor of one with no evidence of effectiveness. Earmarks are ok, as long as they are ideological.

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Who Put Failed Ab-Only Programs Back in Health Care Reform? And Why?

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by James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth

March 31, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

Why is there a $250 million "bonus" for failed abstinence-only programs kept in the health reform bill?  Was this a chit to be traded for the votes of Democrats like Stupak?

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Ab-Only May Help PreTeens Delay Sex

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by James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth

February 3, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

Research released this week on an "abstinence-only" program for young, urban African American preteens found success in delaying sex for up to 24 months, but does not support the failed ab-only-until-marriage programs of the Bush era.
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'Twas the Night Before Conference, When All Through the House....

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by James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth

December 24, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

'Twas the night before Conference, when all through the House...Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The amendments were hung by the manager's chair, In hope that the votes soon would be there.
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Appropriations Bill Marks Victory for Sexual Health, But Vigilance by Advocates Is Needed

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by James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth

December 17, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Important gains for sexual health realized in this week's appropriations bill can only be sustained through the constant vigilance of the advocacy community.
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Stupak: Aberration or Power Outage in the Pro-Choice Movement?

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by James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth

November 30, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Progress on health reform legislation forces us to mobilize to prevent passage of the Stupak Amendment. But our next step must be to take stock of why and how we got here in the first place.
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Ab-Only: Where Do We Go From Here?

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by James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth

April 30, 2008 - 8:45am (Print)

The time has come for the Democrats to correct course and stop government funding of ineffective abstinence-only programs. How can congressional leaders continue to ignore the public health consensus about science-based programs?

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Dems Finalize Massive Increase for Ab-Only

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by James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth

November 1, 2007 - 4:09pm (Print)

Today, the Democratic controlled Labor HHS Appropriations conference committee report includes the full increase requested by President Bush for abstinence-only programs. Let's call that what it is: a stunning disgrace.

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Presidential Candidates and Comprehensive Sex Education

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by James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth

July 19, 2007 - 7:50am (Print)

When it comes to abstinence-only-until-marriage, The Republican presidential candidates are head-in-the-sand true believers, convoluted converts or, silent; Democrats are largely silent on the issue.

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If Hypocrisy Were an Olympic Event…..

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by James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth

July 12, 2007 - 2:30pm (Print)

James Wagoner hopes that everyone saw the stinging blurb in Roll Call yesterday on our wayward friend, Senator Vitter, and his adamant support for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs.

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