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By Joe Sonka, Advocates for Youth September 8, 2009 - 8:00am
The department of Health and Human Services is running a new TV commercial that tells parents "you don't have to tell (your children) about 'the parts'... just tell (them) to wait."
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By Joe Sonka, Advocates for Youth April 30, 2009 - 8:00am
Keith Deltano is a "comedian" paid by abstinence-only programs to inculcate shame, fear, and misinformation.
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By Joe Sonka, Advocates for Youth April 29, 2009 - 7:00am
Abstinence-only proponents plan to rebrand as a curriculum devoted to "holistic approaches" to "healthy lifestyle choices."
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By Joe Sonka, Advocates for Youth April 23, 2009 - 7:00am
Bill O'Reilly gives a D.C.-based abstinence-only advocate a platform to spout false talking points about sexuality education.
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By Joe Sonka, Advocates for Youth March 24, 2009 - 7:00am
Abstinence-only proponents complain that comprehensive sex ed gets many times the funding that ab-only does -- a complete lie. In fact, comprehensive sex ed gets no dedicated federal funding.
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By Joe Sonka, Advocates for Youth March 16, 2009 - 7:00am
Faced with evidence that abstinence-only programs don't work, what are their proponents doing? Rebranding!
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By Joe Sonka, Advocates for Youth March 11, 2009 - 8:00am
The National Abstinence Education Association is lobbying Congress today - despite the colossal failures of abstinence only programs. Send a letter to your Congress person asking them to defund abstinence only programs.
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By Joe Sonka, Advocates for Youth March 9, 2009 - 8:00am
One of the common themes you'll find in abstinence-only curricula is the constant shaming of young women who don't uphold certain visual standards of chaste and purity.
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By Joe Sonka, Advocates for Youth February 26, 2009 - 3:50pm
This morning President Obama released his long awaited 2010 Budget Blueprint, and when it comes to sex education, I'm afraid that we have more questions than concrete answers.
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By Joe Sonka, Advocates for Youth February 23, 2009 - 8:00am
The Ohio program Abstinence 'Till Marriage no longer victim-shames on their website. A small victory -- but now we need to end funding for all failed abstinence-only programs.
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