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New Funding Bill Brings Back Abstinence-Only-Programs While Slashing the CDC's Budget
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
December 19, 2011 - 12:13pm (Print)
On Friday, the House passed an appropriations bill that once again proved it has become politically acceptable to throw the needs of adolescents under the bus. If passed, the bill will cut $10 million from the budget of CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health while resurrecting abstinence-only-until-marriage programs.
Abstinence-Only Funding Not Dead if Congress Plays "Hide-the-Salami" Again
by Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check
May 12, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
Slutty Girls and Stupid Boys: Today's Abstinence-Only "Education"
Why Isn't Sen. Coburn Going After THIS Wasteful Spending?
by William Smith, National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD)
March 6, 2009 - 10:35am (Print)
Abstinence-Only Funds Still Alive and Kicking in 09 Budget
February 25, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
Gaining Ground on Sex Ed: Five Years of SIECUS State Profiles
by Joseph DiNorcia Jr, SIECUS
August 21, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
Kentucky Takes Ab-Only Funds as Health Indicators Fall
by Catherine Morrison, SIECUS
July 30, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
President's Veto Kills Dems' Ab-Only Fix
by Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check
September 24, 2007 - 9:05am (Print)
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.
Breaking News: Abstinence Only Funding Dying
by Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow
September 21, 2007 - 1:30pm (Print)
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?
Democrats Compromise on Abstinence-Only Funding; Title X Increase
by Amie Newman
June 8, 2007 - 6:00am (Print)
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?
