Feminist Campus: End the B.S. on Abstinence-Only Education

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End the B.S. on Abstinence-Only Education

By Feminist Campus

Help stop misleading anti-choice propaganda.




Congressional studies have shown that abstinence-only education is failing generation after generation of our country's children. Yet millions of federal dollars continue to pour into these programs.

Additionally, "crisis pregnancy centers," which make false claims about offering abortion services, continue to lure in scared young women under the pretense of counseling. These fake clinics make false claims about the dangers of abortion, withhold facts and pressure women to carry out unwanted pregnancies.

It's time to be sensible about birth-control options. Tell congressional leaders that they need to stop throwing our money away on misleading and dangerous policies.



http://www.alternet.org/rss/2/59836/end_the_b.s._on_abstinence-only_education/

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1. I had a more comprehensive and realistic sex ed program in 1975.

First day our teacher (a football coach) told the class that he estimated half the class was already engaged in sexual behavior and that was to be expected. His job was to give us enough information to prevent unwanted pregnancy and the spread of venereal disease. His tests were demanding. Not only did we have to name the six most effective forms of birth control, but a description and an accurate percentage of their failure rate. And you ran the real risk of failing his class and not graduating.

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2. Failure of "abstinence-only" - Bristol Palin is Exhibit A

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