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Related: About this forumSenate Passes Compromise Bill Increasing Federal Funding for Abstinence-Only Sex Education
Senate Passes Compromise Bill Increasing Federal Funding for Abstinence-Only Sex Education
The Senate overwhelmingly approved of HR 2 on Tuesday, a $200 billion package that included an enormous increase of federal funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage (AOUM) curricula.
The US Senate voted 92-8 to pass HR 2, which has been known as the doc fix for Medicaid reimbursement rates, as well as many other health care provisions. HR 2 includes an alarmingly high increase in funding for the AOUM program, bringing its annual funding to $75 million. President Obama has already agreed to sign the bill, saying in a statement that he would be proud to sign it into law.
This compromise bill, however, also includes a two-year extension of Title V abstinence-only education, allocating significant federal funding to Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs). Many CPCs lie to women about abortion and birth control and target women who are facing unplanned pregnancies and provide them with medical misinformation. AOUM curriculums rely heavily on shame and stigma, and have been proven to be unsuccessful at preventing unplanned pregnancy and the spread of STIs.
The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) wrote of the expansion of AOUM, stating that SIECUS is incredibly disappointed by this wasteful increase and expansion of AOUM programs that are ineffective, stigmatizing, and fail to provide young people with the sexual health information, education, and skills they need throughout their life to make healthy and responsible decisions.
One of the policy rider provisions in HR 2 now also demands that unobligated Title V AOUM funds be made available to states implementing programs that adhere abstinence-only education, as opposed to returning these funds to the general treasury, as was the case before this provision.
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http://feminist.org/blog/index.php/2015/04/17/senate-passes-compromise-bill-that-increases-federal-funding-for-abstinence-only-education/
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Senate Passes Compromise Bill Increasing Federal Funding for Abstinence-Only Sex Education (Original Post)
niyad
Apr 2015
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AuntPatsy
(9,904 posts)1. Idiots, both those that even believe this garbage As well as those who vote such ignorance
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)2. And sadly we have millions of idiots as well as ignorance in the US! n/t
DFW
(54,445 posts)3. Republicans think they can outlaw hormones
And here I thought they were in such awe of their god's master plan. Guess not.