Sunday, December 16, 2007

14 states reject funding for abstinence-only programs.

Thinkprogress:



As evidence mounts that abstinence-only sex ed programs are ineffective, the number of states refusing federal money for these programs has “jumped sharply in the past year.” The Washington Post reports:


At least 14 states have either notified the federal government that they will no longer be requesting the funds or are not expected to apply, forgoing more than $15 million of the $50 million available, officials said. […]


Until this year, only four states had passed up the funding.

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