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The short explanation of this alert was:
Texas now has the highest teen birth rate and the fifth highest teen pregnancy rate in the U.S.
As well, the CDC recently reported 1 in 4 girls ages 15-19 has contracted at least one sexually transmitted infection (STI). That translates nationwide into an estimated 3.2 million teenage girls having an STI!
The statistics speak volumes - abstinence-only sex education is failing to reduce teen pregnancy or delay sexual activity and has wasted $1.5 billion in tax dollars since 1996.
It's time the U.S. took a broader approach to sex education.
The Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act would provide funding for medically-accurate, comprehensive sex education that includes information about abstinence AND the benefits of condoms and contraception to help teens protect their health, their lives, and their futures.
Urge your Congressmembers today to support REAL sex education. Thank you!
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