Sex-education bill passes state Senate

[flamingyouth]

Medically accurate sex education would be mandatory in public schools that choose to teach sex education under a measure that passed the state Senate on Wednesday.

After more than three hours of debate, the bill was approved on a 30-19 vote and now heads to the House. Republicans each walked off the floor after casting their "no" votes.

Under the measure, schools would be required to discuss abstinence with students, but could not teach abstinence without also instructing students about other aspects of sex education including the use of contraceptives.

Opponents argued the measure doesn't put enough emphasis on abstinence, and that it takes local control away.

Several amendments, including one that would allow schools to choose to have abstinence-only programs, failed.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003607011_dige08m.html

[Jax]

1. Common sense at the sex education helm again...finally

Teach it all.

For me it is unwanted preganancies rare and abortion safe and legal.

Thanks for the info flamingyouth.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I agree that this is good news.

The abstinence effort has failed and failed miserably. And I also agree with your feelings about this, yours and Bill Clinton's... Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare.