But first, a message from Stormy Daniels...

[kpete]

Abstinence-only education — encouraging adolescents to wait until marriage for sex — is making a comeback under President Trump.

In a marked departure from the previous administration, conservatives at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are putting an emphasis on abstinence to reduce teen pregnancy rates.


“We definitely are seeing a shift,” said Kelly Marcum, a government affairs legislative assistant at the Family Research Council in Washington, which supports abstinence-only education.

“We’re really excited to see that the administration is giving some tools back to us to keep pushing that fight.”

So far, the administration has encouraged organizations applying for Title X federal family planning funds to include in their programs a “meaningful emphasis” on “the benefits of avoiding sex” when communicating with adolescents and to use programs that don’t “normalize sexual risk behaviors.”

MORE:
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/377304-abstinence-only-education-making-a-comeback-under-trump

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[Angry Dragon]

1. Kids wait until you are married.........three times..........before you have sex with a porn star

[nature-lover]

2. Abstinence only programs do not include information on contraception.

See how well this has played out in Texas.

Texas sees high rate of teen births despite abstinence-only sex ed ...
https://nypost.com/.../texas-sees-high-rate-of-teen-births-despite-abstinence-only-sex-e...
Jun 6, 2017 - While studies and statistics have shown that a lack of sex education correlates with higher teen pregnancy rates , some states, like Texas, continue to teach abstinence-only sex education. Texas' abnormally high teen birth rate could also be affected by the lack of contraception access.

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/02/14/texas-public-schools-largely-teach-abstinence-only-sex-education-repor/

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Same problem in a certain town in Alaska, too.

[flotsam]

3. Ooohh...Oooh!!

Nevermind-I thought you said "massage"...

[Vinca]

5. So it's okay to pee on the guy but no intercourse?

[TheBlackAdder]

6. Gotta fight this using Libertarianism. Each kid above birth/death rate adds $18,000 per year in taxes

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School taxes, medical, heating, food, daycare, etc. Most births come from lower income households that cannot afford abortion services. This means that there is a higher probability of an explosion of less affluent children in the state, which requires more supplemental services.


If there are just 10,000 additional kids every year, above the natural equilibrium...

In 20 years, the state's budget will increase by $3 BILLION / year. That's more taxes the residents will pay.

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