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President Obama released his budget (pdf) on Thursday that eliminates funding for controversial abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education. The funding, initiated by a Republican Congress and President Clinton in 1996, has been heavily criticized as ineffective. In 2007, Minnesota opted out of federal abstinence money after the Bush administration added new and more conservative mandates to the programs.
Obama is also proposing funding for a new “Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative” to “support community-based and faith-based efforts to reduce teen pregnancy using evidence-based and promising models,” according to the budget document.
The abstinence money that Obama proposes to cut comes from the Community-Based Abstinence Education and Title V Abstinence Education programs, parts of the Social Security system.
The two programs are part of 121 areas that Obama is proposing to cut with his new budget.
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Comment posted May 7, 2009 @ 6:13 pm
Excellent! I’m glad he’s doing something about these ridiculous abstinence programs. Even if they weren’t blatant attempts to force minority religious views down everyone’s throats, they’ve been shown time and again to be utterly ineffective. Good bye, and good riddance!
Comment posted May 7, 2009 @ 10:44 pm
When I get pregnant, I’m blaming Obama, because I never got educated on abstinence.
Comment posted May 8, 2009 @ 12:10 pm
It’s really too bad that the parents of Obama-haters didn’t practice abstinence themselves.
Comment posted May 8, 2009 @ 2:47 pm
Another foolish Obama move. It is part of a broader agenda Obama wants to push. Sex ed will change to sexuality ed. Abstinence should be a part of education, but it won’t be. Instead the amoral Obama’s program will include indoctrinating kids on the love of diversity including unquestioning acceptance of gays, bisexuals, tran-whatevers, etc.
Hopefully Obama’s initiatives will provide more funding for abortions for black females. And for White females pregnant with black kids. If that had only been available in the early 1960’s then we wouldn’t have this Obama problem we have today.
Comment posted May 8, 2009 @ 9:05 pm
wow, lyn, that was one of the most racist and hateful comments i have ever read. and, by the way, good job capitalizing “White” and not “Black.” just another way to make yourself feel better, eh?
i agree that it’s possible that abstinence education should be taught as PART of a curriculum, but overall, it should not be the entirety. the “sex education” i received, as a 2006 high school graduate, was abstinence-only. and you know, not only was it a simple blaming of “hippies” for STIs, but when i finally did end up having sex for the first time, i had no idea what to do. and that, to me is a damn shame and a disgrace to the educational system. personally, i’m ecstatic to see that the funding for such a poor program is being pulled. i agree with aaron, good riddance!
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