One of the major successes with Obama coming into office was the defunding of abstinence only programs- proven ineffective behavioral interventions harmful to American youth. GMHC, and I, don't like these programs for many reasons, including: misinformation about STIs, HIV & contraception, harmful gender stereotypes, anti-gay biases, and because they don't work. They make it more likely that people have less safe sex.
Oh, but the wonder of not really pro-choice solid Democrats has brought them back through a vote in the Senate Finance Committe last night. 5o MILLION restored for abstinence only tagged onto health care. So now THAT is on the bill and has to be bartered off amid everything else.
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