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: The GavelOversight Hearing on Abstinence-Only Programs
By Jesse Lee
The Oversight Committee is currently holding a hearing, ?Domestic Abstinence-Only Programs: Assessing the Evidence? Federally-funded abstinence-only programs require the exclusive teaching of abstinence until marriage and prohibit teaching about condoms or other contraceptives ? other than to discuss failure rates. These programs have received over $1.3 billion in federal funding over the past decade. Medical and scientific experts, as well as youth educators, will testify regarding the public health evidence of the effectiveness of abstinence-only programs and of more comprehensive programs.
Full post as published by The Gavel on April 23, 2008 (boomark / email).
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