Tell House and Senate Committee Members to end Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage
Target: House Committee
Sponsor: Reproductive Health Reality Check
Studies have shown that abstinence-only sex education actually increases the risk of dangerous sexual behaviors of young people. And an overwhelming 82% of Americans are against abstinence-only programs. So why is the government increasing funding of these programs by $27 million?
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Help by signing this petition for the bill. This is your opportunity to speak the honest truth. ~AJE
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The federal government's own research concluded that recipients of abstinence-only education were no more likely to abstain from sex, or delay sexual activity. Abstinence-only promotes scientifically inaccurate information and withholds crucial information about HIV/STD and pregnancy prevention. This method leaves young people oblivious to the risks and encourages sexual activity as a form of rebellion.
The House Appropriations Committee, led by Democrat David Obey, will be meeting soon to consider this bill. The Senate subcommittee is set to consider their bill in July.
Take action today to tell them you are tired of funding programs that have been proven ineffective >>
http://go.care2.com/e/sAm3/kOBY/Fj6A
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/747202498
Thank you!
Pers: Care2 Campaign Team
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I hope you, House and Senate Committee members, will stop spending precious dollars on the abstinence only education. And that you can trust and understand that we make our own decisions to live our lives. And that it is your House and Senate Committe member job to provide us with the ACCURATE and REAL education for us to make our decisions to live as we choose. Please stop wasting money on abstinence because as sexually transmitted disease continue to increase, more and more money will be spent on the treatments that will continue to add to the growing problem of access to health care, which most of the younger generation (such as college students do not have access to), and the problem will be untreated and continue to spread if we do not have safe sex education. It is better to educate and trust that we can make decisions that will make our future safe and happy.~Sally Tran, Utah
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It is time to recreate this system and utilize something that is effective, rather than base it in a values system that, while heartfelt, creates a dangerous situation for our youths in terms of limiting the full spectrum of information.~ Vanessa L. White, Pennsylvania
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I have worked in Women's Health for 30 years and I have yet to see an abstinence only program work. Our children need the facts to help protect them. Ideally we all wish they would wait to have sex until marriage but that is not what is happening and in the meantime our youth are contracting STDs and putting their lives at risk.~ Karen McMeechan-Lodge, North Carolina
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By teaching an abstinance only agenda you are turning a blind eye to the fact that children WILL have sex despite what you have taught them. This agenda serves only to leave them unprepared for the possible consequinces of their actions. By PROMOTING abstinance yet educating about pregnancy, STD's, safer sex practices, and the possible emotional ramifications of sexual relationships you can help to cover all the issues that young adults may encounter and prepare them for life.~ Kari Pollack, Alaska
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Abstinence only education hurts students! Without the knowledge of how to protect our bodies. It's not just about pregnancy. A good friend of mine contracted HIV partly because of inadiquite sex education in school. Abstinence-only will cause him his life.~Hannah Yale, Wisconsin
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