Group Wants Lawmakes to Give Out Chastity Belts

[ChicanoPwr]

Group Wants Chastity Belts From Lawmakers
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHASTITY_BELTS?SITE=OHCIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- An abortion rights group is urging supporters to ask lawmakers to mail them a chastity belt in anticipation of the Legislature's annual designation of Chastity Awareness Week.

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"Until you give us real choices, please rush me the only thing that the Pennsylvania State Legislature seems to want to provide to protect my reproductive health: a chastity belt. My address appears below," the letter reads.

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The campaign did not amuse the Urban Family Council.

"I think it's quite sad that this organization is speaking negatively about young people being made aware of the healthiest choice they can make," said Jill Page, an abstinence and youth development director for the group.

[CatholicEdHead]

1. Oh brother

what will they think of next.

[cliss]

2. Aaaah, this is why

I love the DU. It's why I keep coming back.

Man, the stories you get to read. I could never find stories like these if I tried.

A chastity belt? I've seen one of those things in a museum in Southern Sweden. Yowtch. Not good.

[Ruby Romaine]

4. there was a good interview about this last week on AAR

Unfiltered - maybe it's in the archives.
I think it was on the 25th or 26th.

[FreedomAngel82]

7. LOL

This reminds me of in the comedy Robin Hood movie where the woman has a chasity belt and her true love has to open it up with the key. lol.

[Ruby Romaine]

3. more info- what a buch of Santorum! 6 million for abstinence in 2003!

Pennsylvania received at least $5,801,292* in federal funds for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in Fiscal Year 2003.1

Pennsylvania Sexuality Education Law

Schools in Pennsylvania are not required to teach sexuality education. Primary, intermediate, middle, and high schools are, however, required to teach sexually transmitted disease (STD)/(HIV) education. Schools must use materials that are age-appropriate, discuss prevention, and stress abstinence as "the only completely reliable means of preventing sexual transmission."
http://www.siecus.org/policy/states/mandates/PA.html

[Voltaire99]

5. It would take at least $6 million a year just to get me to abstain. ;-)

I don't come cheap. In a manner of speaking. ;-)

[Hollowkatt]

6. ,......................

I don't tell you how to pray, Don't tell me how to screw.
Keep your jesus off my penis and I'll keep my penis off of you :D

[LynnTheDem]

9. rotflmao!!!

That's GOOD! LOL!!!

PS welcome to DU! :hi:

[LynnTheDem]

8. "of the healthiest choice "...aye that's the rub...CHOICE.

Dear rightwingnuttery;

I am NOT FORCING YOU to marry a gay...I am NOT FORCING YOU to get an abortion...I am NOT FORCING YOU to abstain...I am NOT FORCING YOU to one religion over another.

So STOP TRYING TO FORCE ME.

CHOICE.

[ChicanoPwr]

10. Good letter

I wish they would actually listen.