Sex Ed for kids, not that Congress doesn't need it too.
I am asking you to support REAL sex education instead of sex education that doesn't work. The REAL Act will support sex education that works.
Taxpayer dollars have been flooding into proven ineffective abstinence-only programs. President Bush just proposing another $38 million increase in his FY'06 budget - while no federal program is dedicated to honest sex education. This huge financial investment in abstinence-only programs conflicts with scientific and medical research: abstinence-only programs have never been proven effective and may result in riskier behavior by teenagers. Responsible sex-education programs, on the other hand, have demonstrated positive results such as delayed initiation of sex, reduced frequency of sex, and increased contraceptive use among teens.
The federal government's focus on abstinence-only programs also runs counter to the preferences of parents, the clear majority of whom want their children to have medically-accurate, age-appropriate sex education. According to a 2004 survey, 94 percent of Americans think it is appropriate to teach young people about birth control... more of a letter here.
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