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NO NEW MONEY FOR ABSTINENCE ONLY!
As many of us are aware, a report prepared for Representative Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) entitled The Content of Federally Funded Abstinence-Only Education Programs (also referred to as the Waxman Report), was released last Wednesday, December 1 (World AIDS Day.) The report can be found at:
http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/Documents/20041201102153-50247.pdf
Now is another FABULOUS time to advocate for No New Money for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs.
GO TO: www.NoNewMoney.org and write to the White House and your elected officials demanding that NO NEW MONEY be WASTED on abstinence-only-until-marriage programs. There is a "Take Action" button on the website that will enable you to send an e-mail in LESS THAN A MINUTE.
The more our policy makers hear from us, their constituents, on this issue, the more likely they are take notice. We must strike while the iron is hot!
By way of some additional talking points and information, the report finds that 11 of 13 abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula contain errors and distortions of health information including misleading or false information about the risks of sexual activity, the effectiveness of contraceptives, and the risks of abortion. The report also examines how these curricula confuse religion and science, as well as present stereotypical gender roles as scientific fact.
Remember, go to www.NoNewMoney.org
After you have taken action....
PLEASE FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO YOUR FRIENDS AND LISTSERVS!
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