From the Ms. Editors: Despite doubts about the efficacy of abstinence-only sex education, U.S. tax dollars are still funding it. Conservatives earmarked $250 million for such programs under the Affordable Care Act, and last month, the Obama administration controversially green-lit the Heritage Keepers abstinence-only curriculum to receive funds reserved for evidence-based sex education. The excerpt below, from Katherine Stewart's recent book, The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children, takes a detailed look at the problems posed by abstinence-only education.
MORE: http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2012/05/10/just-say-yes-to-sexist-stereotyping/
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