Tell Congress to End Abstinence-Only Funding

October 1, 2009

Right now, the U.S. Senate is considering the FY 2010 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education (Labor-HHS) budget bill that would, among other things, cease funding for failed abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education programs.

Abstinence-only sex education is simply not working to protect Texas teens and prevent unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It's time for Congress to start funding complete, accurate sexual health programs that do work.

Send this message below - today - and tell our Senators to stop wasting time (and money!) and pass the FY 2010 Labor-HHS budget bill that will end abstinence-only sex education funding.

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Dear [ Decision Maker ],

As your constituent, I urge you to work quickly to pass the FY 2010 Labor-HHS appropriations bill. This bill includes, among other things, a shift of federal funds away from fruitless abstinence-only sex education instruction to evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs.

The facts are clear - abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education funding is failing to protect young people's health or to prevent unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.

Texas receives the most abstinence-only funding from the U.S. government, yet has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the nation. Abstinence-only sex education is failing to give adolescents in Texas the information they need to keep themselves healthy and make responsible decisions!

The government's own study into abstinence-only programs found that these programs have no effect in reducing teen sexual activity. Research on medically-accurate, comprehensive sex education, however, has shown these programs can help teens delay sexual activity, and do increase contraception and condom use if a young person does become sexually active.

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[Your name]
[Your address]

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