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surrealAmerican

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2. It's a step in the right direction ...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri May 24, 2013, 06:15 PM

May 2013

... but I imagine most of those "abstinence-only" districts will opt for no sex-ed, rather than teaching about contraception, after which they'll try to shoehorn some sort of "morals education" in by some other route.

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Illinois Bans Abstinence-Only Sex Ed: �In Fantasy Land, We Teach Our Kids Abstinence� [View all] DonViejo May 2013 OP

Finally, some common sense, because..... louis-t May 2013 #1

It's a step in the right direction ... surrealAmerican May 2013 #2

What's wrong with parents teaching their kids about sex? Honeycombe8 May 2013 #10

Because a lot of parents don't do it... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #12

Nothing. Just like there's nothing wrong with parents teaching their children about algebra. surrealAmerican May 2013 #15

Sadly, most parents are ignorant as well BrotherIvan May 2013 #16

No matter how much the abstinence only religous people HockeyMom May 2013 #3

If abstinence really worked there wouldn't be 7 billion people on the planet. hobbit709 May 2013 #4

I hate to have to tell you this but abstinence really does work. A Simple Game May 2013 #13

Great. Now if they could just keep the god damned schools OPEN CBGLuthier May 2013 #5

"Fantasy land".. they have a Lot of that going on. Cha May 2013 #6

K&R! n/t sheshe2 May 2013 #7

Good move - cut out the BS - kids don't need to hear BS lunasun May 2013 #8

Positive development. Politicub May 2013 #9

Too bad public schools are being shut down Myrina May 2013 #11

But... but... what about all the ways their bodies can shut that thing down? ck4829 May 2013 #14

You have a very good point BrotherIvan May 2013 #17