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Will funding for abstinence-only-until marriage programs stay out of the budget once Congress gets its hands on it?
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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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The showdown in the Senate over the remaining Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations has members of the Republican party clamoring to cut spending. So why don't they go after wasteful abstinence-only earmarks?
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Yesterday, Congressional Democrats took a tentative step towards eliminating abstinence-only funding with a $14 million reduction. That still leaves $95 million in taxpayer money thrown down the drain.
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Five years ago, federal funding for abstinence-only programs had ballooned and only California was refusing Title V abstinence-only funds. But the present portrait -- flat funding and 25 states refusing funds -- is very different.
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Sexual health advocates are anticipating a paradigm shift away from abstinence-only, but still have work to do in states lagging behind in this process.
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By Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check September 24, 2007 - 9:05am
In one fell swoop, President Bush tells children he won't ensure they receive health care - but he will make sure they're at risk for sexually transmitted infections as a result of the abstinence-only programs his administration will continue to fund.
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The tide is turning against federal funding for abstinence-only education as Congress is given the chance to dry up one stream of funding. Will they take it?
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Is this the middle-ground of reproductive rights in which Hillary Clinton believes so strongly? Or are the Democrats leading us down a slippery-slope?
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