Abstinence message goes beyond teens
USA TODAY
The federal government's "no sex without marriage" message isn't just for kids anymore.
Now the government is targeting unmarried adults up to age 29 as part of its abstinence-only programs, which include millions of dollars in federal money that will be available to the states under revised federal grant guidelines for 2007.
The government says the change is a clarification. But critics say it's a clear signal of a more directed policy targeting the sexual behavior of adults. (full story)
Because it's just such an effective and intelligent education (I use that in the lightest sense of the word) method for teens that it's expanding to adults?
I find it completely awful that such an idiotic policy is (1) actually still being taught to pre-teens and teens, and (2) that there's a feeling within this compartment of government that the sexual conduct of adults is in any way their concern.
People have sex and babies without a silly ritual of (supposedly) life-long commitment? I think I might just keel over in shock and affronted moral principles. How 'bout you?
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well aside from my own morals I do think it is ridiculous and dangerous to just teach abstinance.. I'm afraid it's much too late anyway
I think education should go way beyond this. If someone is going to have sex there is no way to stop them, so teach them ways to have sex without popping out the kids. This money could be used for more usefull things anyway.
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