States Turn Down U.S. Abstinence Education money

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Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) – A Senate appropriations subcommittee voted Tuesday to cut abstinence education funding by 25 percent, but President Bush may veto the bill that includes the change. The funding cut is included in a $631 billion bill that funds the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education.
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The cut reduces the funding to $84.8 million for fiscal year 2009.
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The bill also significantly increases funding for community health centers that distribute contraception and birth control from $150 million to $2.2 billion.lifenews.com/nat4008.html
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Abstinent education is under attack. This is a second thread in a different forum because this is very important.

Sad, $50 million in federal funding available this year and only $21 million has been distributed because Governors are rejecting the money.

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The 28 states participating in a federal abstinence education program and the amount they have received in federal grants this year:

Alabama, $716,369

Arizona, $776,082

Arkansas, $440,640

Florida, $1.9 million

Georgia, $1.1 million

Hawaii, $122,091

Illinois, $1.4 million

Indiana, $565,556

Iowa, $238,648

Kansas, $252,832

Kentucky, $612,974

Louisiana, 962,673

Maryland, $427,257

Michigan, $1.1 million

Mississippi, $621,716

Missouri, $664,196

Nebraska, $164,055

Nevada, $210,130.

New Hampshire, $71,177

North Carolina, $936,723

North Dakota, $66,744

Oklahoma, $517,756

Oregon, $365,772

South Carolina, $563,972

South Dakota, $102,285

Texas, $3.6 million

Utah, $216,117

West Virginia, $289,389

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A federal tally shows that participation in the program is down 40 percent over two years, with 28 states still in. Arizona and Iowa have announced their intention to forgo their share of the federal grant at the start of the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
 
Governors who refused abstinence money:

Maine -John Baldacci -Democratic Governor
Massachusetts - Deval Patrick -Democratic Governor
Rhode Island - Donald Carcieri -Democratic Governor
New York-David Paterson -Democratic Governor
Washington-Christine Gregoire -Democratic governor
Montana -Brain Schweitzer - Democratic governor
Colorado - Bill Ritter - Democratic Governor
New Mexico -Bill Richardson-Democratic Governor
Wyoming- Dave Freudenthal-Democratic Governor
Michigan-Jennifer Granholm-Democratic Governor
Ohio -Ted Strickland - Democratic Governor
Pennsylvania-Ed Rendell -Democratic Governor
Tennessee-: Phil Bredesen -Democratic Governor
Arizonia will be opting out Oct. 1-Janet Napolitano -Democratic governor
Iowa will opting out-Oct. 1-Chet Culver-Democratic Governor

R - Arnold Schwarzenegger also refused abstinence money.
 
Part of the problem here is we have a very strict policy in sex ed. If you can’t fix it with a condom it does not exist.
 
gam197 said:
Abstinent education is under attack. This is a second thread in a different forum because this is very important.

Sad, $50 million in federal funding available this year and only $21 million has been distributed because Governors are rejecting the money.

ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j…RYBpQD91GKIIO5

ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g…iCCuQD91GJE7G0

The 28 states participating in a federal abstinence education program and the amount they have received in federal grants this year:

Alabama, $716,369

Arizona, $776,082

Arkansas, $440,640

Florida, $1.9 million

Georgia, $1.1 million

Hawaii, $122,091

Illinois, $1.4 million

Indiana, $565,556

Iowa, $238,648

Kansas, $252,832

Kentucky, $612,974

Louisiana, 962,673

Maryland, $427,257

Michigan, $1.1 million

Mississippi, $621,716

Missouri, $664,196

Nebraska, $164,055

Nevada, $210,130.

New Hampshire, $71,177

North Carolina, $936,723

North Dakota, $66,744

Oklahoma, $517,756

Oregon, $365,772

South Carolina, $563,972

South Dakota, $102,285

Texas, $3.6 million

Utah, $216,117

West Virginia, $289,389

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A federal tally shows that participation in the program is down 40 percent over two years, with 28 states still in. Arizona and Iowa have announced their intention to forgo their share of the federal grant at the start of the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
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Absolutely correct, We are turning it down, because like other states we have learned that abstinence only does not work and we want stuff that works. What does work is comprehensive sex eeducation. We are quite happy in Iowa to no longer be burdened by a federal program that is counterproductive to our aim of reducing teen pregnancy, STD’s and abortion.

Certainly abstinence can be a part of any good program and should be. Making it the sole allowable means of educating our youngsters has turned out to be a sad failure.

As more states are made aware of the independent study results, no doubt others will opt out too. Taxpayer monies can stop being wasted.
 
ABC is the only logical choice for sex ed in public schools.
 
SpiritMeadow said:
Absolutely correct, We are turning it down, because like other states we have learned that abstinence only does not work and we want stuff that works. What does work is comprehensive sex eeducation. We are quite happy in Iowa to no longer be burdened by a federal program that is counterproductive to **our aim of reducing teen pregnancy, STD’s and abortion. **

Certainly abstinence can be a part of any good program and should be. Making it the sole allowable means of educating our youngsters has turned out to be a sad failure.

As more states are made aware of the independent study results, no doubt others will opt out too. Taxpayer monies can stop being wasted.
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Then teach kids to keep it in their pants.
 
Dale_M said:
ABC? Do you mean (as is used in anti-HIV/AIDS programs)

A= Abstinence
B=Be faithful to your partner
C=Condoms if you can’t do A or B
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Does it matter if its Condoms or Artificial Birth Control both are intrinsic evil. But… apparently the masses haves spoken and relying on bills and devises, is better than learning self control. 😊

And you know… the majority always decides whats moral and whats not. 🤷
 
SpiritMeadow said:
Absolutely correct, We are turning it down, because like other states we have learned that abstinence only does not work and we want stuff that works. What does work is comprehensive sex eeducation. We are quite happy in Iowa to no longer be burdened by a federal program that is counterproductive to our aim of reducing teen pregnancy, STD’s and abortion.

Certainly abstinence can be a part of any good program and should be. Making it the sole allowable means of educating our youngsters has turned out to be a sad failure.

As more states are made aware of the independent study results, no doubt others will opt out too. Taxpayer monies can stop being wasted.
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The old way worked just fine, didnt it?
 
LJN21 said:
Does it matter if its Condoms or Artificial Birth Control both are intrinsic evil. But… apparently the masses haves spoken and relying on bills and devises, is better than learning self control. 😊

And you know… the majority always decides whats moral and whats not. 🤷
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This is a public school setting we’re talking about, imposing the morality of the Catholic Church on all comers just doesn’t make good sense. In a Catholic school I would expect Abstinence only education…in a public school ABC meets the proper balance.

Personally, I’d rather see all sex ed done at home, but that’s not going to fly either.
 
wabrams said:
B/c people such as yourself run around griping it will fail w/o teaching it properly (if at all) nor give it time.
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That is a pure allegation unsupported by any evidence. Iowa, like other states had accepted this even the the current administration dissallowed any other form of sex education to be taught. Our rates in all three categories have gone up, and dramatically enough that the legislature with full support of the governor and people has refused any further participation.

I didn’t even know about it until I learned they were refusing any further funds. You have ZERO basis for accusing me.

The south has the greatest usage of abstinence only education of any region in the country. It is the premiere bible belt. It also has the highest divorce rate, the highest pregnancy rate, the highest rate of STD’s.

I’m so terrnibly sorry that this bursts your bubble, but the facts refuse to go away.
 
Yerusalyim said:
This is a public school setting we’re talking about, imposing the morality of the Catholic Church on all comers just doesn’t make good sense. In a Catholic school I would expect Abstinence only education…in a public school ABC meets the proper balance.

Personally, I’d rather see all sex ed done at home, but that’s not going to fly either.
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Your point is well taken. The simple fact of the matter is that most people in this country 98% accept contraception as perfectly fine. It is going to get us nowhere to start telling non-Catholics that their behavior is intrinsically evil! Certainly non-Catholics disagree on whether birth control should be taught to youngters. That is not the same issue at all. But making the argument based on Catholic doctrine is perhaps counterproductive since many faiths rather despise Catholicism.
 
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