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Reclaiming 'Abstinence' in Comprehensive Sex Education
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My first real understanding of the distaste some sexologists have for the word "abstinence" came to light in 2006 as I proudly stood by my poster presentation at a conference given by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). The poster described a new, positive, and comprehensive model to replace the problematic abstinence-only-until-marriage programs of old. As colleagues walked by the four-panel poster that my intern, Laura Minnichelli, had creat...
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Report critical of abstinence education; 'Kids at risk,' foes contend.(NATION)
The Washington Times
; Byline: Cheryl Wetzstein, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The almost $900 million spent nationally on abstinence education during the last five years is a travesty, says a sex-education council that yesterday released a state-by-state report on abstinence funding. The proliferation of unproven
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ABSTINENCE EDUCATION IN WELFARE REVISION:KATHLEEN M. SULLIVAN
Congressional Testimony
; 00-00-0000 Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Commerce at oversight hearings regarding Implementation of the Abstinence Education Provisions of the 1996 Welfare Reform Law, given Friday, September 25, 1998, by Kathleen M. Sullivan, Director, Project Reality, a leader in
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Advocates see lack of abstinence funds.(Nation)
The Washington Times
; ... out of a campaign speech Mr. Bush made in South Carolina on June 21, 1999. According to reports by The Washington Post and Cox News Service, Mr. Bush said he wanted spending on abstinence programs to equal the amount spent on contraception programs, which Cox ...
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Governor rejects federal funding for abstinence education
Daily Record, The Wooster, OH
; By MARC KOVAC Dix Capital Bureau COLUMBUS -- A group who supports teaching Ohio's schoolchildren that refraining from sexual activity until after marriage is the safest course called on Gov. Ted Strickland to accept federal funding and support abstinence education in the state. "Despite the
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Congress extends funding for abstinence education; Short-term measure awaits president's signature.(NATION)
The Washington Times
; Byline: Cheryl Wetzstein THE WASHINGTON TIMES The House last week renewed an abstinence-education program and a transitional health care program, which expired last month, until the end of September. Both programs expired June 30 when the House failed to act on the issues, which have traditionally
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Bush gives help for abstinence education.
The Washington Times
; President-elect George W. Bush has given personal assurances that abstinence education will thrive under his administration, say veterans of the issue, one of whom predicts a real war of ideas. I've had conversations with President Bush myself, and he did agree that he would be giving us equal time
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Abstinence education. (Policy & Practice).
OB GYN News
; Abstinence education got a boost in President Bush's budget for 2003. The Bush administration's 2003 budget request raises funding for abstinence education programs to $135 million: a $33 million increase over 2002 funding for abstinence education, HHS says. The abstinence program includes funding
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Waxman Sham Hearing Distorts Abstinence Education Benefits
U.S. Newswire
; To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: J.P. Duffy or Maria Donovan, both of Family Research Council, +1-866-FRC-NEWS WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkinsreleased the following statement ...
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Abstinence education.(Funding Opportunities)
Economic Opportunity Report
; * Abstinence Education: Applications are due June 20 for development and implementation of the Community-Based Abstinence Education Program for teens. Priority funding will go to groups with a strong record of providing abstinence education to this population. Funding is $36.8 million for 60 to 70
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HHS Awards New Grants to Support Abstinence Education Among Nation's Teens
U.S. Newswire
; ... table of grantees and their awards is available at http:// www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20030702.html ------ Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news. http://www.usnewswire.com
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