[Peace-discuss] Fw: Say NO to abstinence-only funding!

[Jenifer Cartwright]

--- On Wed, 4/1/09, Democrats.com <activist at democrats.com> wrote:


From: Democrats.com <activist at democrats.com>
Subject: Say NO to abstinence-only funding!
To: jencart13 at yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 12:44 PM






  






Dear Jenifer, 
As President Obama finalizes the details of his fiscal year 2010 budget, please urge him to stop funding abstinence-only programs and direct our scarce public health resources to evidence-based programs that actually work. 
Bob Fertik 












 

   

     because actions speak louder than words 









Dear Activist, 




SAY NO TO ABSTINENCE-ONLY PROGRAMS! 
As President Obama finalizes the details of his fiscal year 2010 budget, urge him to stop funding abstinence-only programs and direct our scarce public health resources to evidence-based programs that actually work. 


>>Take Action 
We need your help to undo the damage done by the Bush Administration. 
In 2008, funding for ineffective and dangerous abstinence-only-until-marriage programs reached $176 million! 
As President Obama finalizes the details of his fiscal year 2010 budget, urge him to  stop funding abstinence-only programs and direct our scarce public health resources to evidence-based, comprehensive sex education programs that actually work. 

Send a message to the Obama Administration and your elected leaders today! 
In order to make responsible and healthy decisions, young people need — and society has a moral obligation to provide — medically accurate, age-appropriate information about sex and sexuality. 
Yet, over the past decade, the federal government has allocated more than $1.3 billion for ineffective, dangerous abstinence-only programs that provide students with incomplete, medically inaccurate information that focuses solely on abstinence and provides little or no information about contraception . 
President Obama has said that he supports comprehensive sex education programs that promote abstinence and provide information on contraception. 
>>Take action. Urge President Obama to stop funding abstinence-only programs and allocate at least $50 million for comprehensive sex education programs.   

Sincerely, 
 
Debra L. Ness, President 







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