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Yay Amy. But not Amy Norton the writer (although yay to her too…) but my dearest friend from college Dr. Amy Bleakley…this is her study, and I’m posting the whole article because i’s a good reminder about what we should be teaching children in school, but not necessarily what we are. While I can’t definitively say that this will change sex education for the better, I wish that I could.

From Reuters:

Few Americans favor abstinence-only sex education
Mon Nov 6, 2006 5:15 PM ET

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most Americans, regardless of their political leanings, favor comprehensive sex education in schools over abstinence-only programs, researchers reported Monday.

Currently, the federal government champions the abstinence-only approach, giving around $170 million each year to states and community groups to teach just-say-no sex education. This funding precludes mention of birth control and condoms, unless it’s to emphasize their failure rates.

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