Reid Says Yes to Abstinence

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http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003260047


Just when it appeared that Congress was about to erase one of the social-conservative legacies of the George W. Bush administration — abstinence-only sex education programs — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to bring it back.

Even though House and Senate appropriators voted four months ago to eliminate all spending on the programs, which according to most research do not keep teens from having sex or reduce teen pregnancies, the Nevada Democrat included a provision in the Senate health care bill that would restore some of the money.

That has thrown advocates on both sides of the sex education debate for a loop.

The president of the social-conservative Family Research Council, Tony Perkins, who has been and will continue opposing the drive for a health care overhaul, conceded that the Senate bill “would give a surprise boost to an abstinence movement.” By contrast, Marcela Howell, a spokeswoman for the liberal Advocates for Youth, a longtime opponent of abstinence-only programs, said Reid’s addition to the bill was “an unfortunate move.”

Reid included the provision, according to spokesman Jim Manley, because he was sticking closely to the bill the Finance Committee approved in September. Not exactly a ringing endorsement, especially considering that Reid has long opposed the abstinence program, which for most of this decade has been providing $50 million a year in federal block grants to states to develop abstinence-only school curricula.
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what the heck?

[Deep13]

1. That man needs to get laid. nt

[Turbineguy]

2. If somebody comes up to you and offers you

sex, just say no!

[NC_Nurse]

3. I thought they wanted to quit funding useless programs that DON'T work.

Anything to please these fundie jerks. :puke:

[Nikki Stone1]

4. If only his mother had said "yes" to abstinence

...

[TwilightGardener]

5. Waste O' Money.

[Wapsie B]

6. Just say no-as long as it's for social conservatives I'm all for it!

We sure don't need any more Duggar families running around.

[TheMightyFavog]

7. Isn't the very definition of insanity

Trying something with a proven track record of failure over and over again, and expecting a different result?

[RKP5637]

8. Stupid waste of money and time. Sex cops. n/t

[pscot]

9. I hope that works out for him

Though I thought fecundity was the essence of Mormonism.

[fl_dem]

10. Abstinance only programs work

Just ask Sarah Palin's daughter.