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RealTime: Report Says No to Ab-Only Programs

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check on November 7, 2007 - 8:12am
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House Democrats increased funding for abstinence-only programs last week just in time for a new non-partisan report that reveals abstinence-only programs are not effective at reducing teen pregnancy and STD rates.


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Dems Finalize Massive Increase for Ab-Only

James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth on November 1, 2007 - 5:09pm
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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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President's Veto Kills Dems' Ab-Only Fix

Wendy Norris, New Journalist Fellow on September 24, 2007 - 10:05am
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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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Democrats Compromise on Abstinence-Only Funding; Title X Increase

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check on June 8, 2007 - 7:00am
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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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