Abstinence
"To encourage right choices, we must be willing to confront the dangers young people face even when they are difficult to talk about. Each year, about 3 million teenagers contract sexually transmitted diseases that can harm them, or kill them, or prevent them from ever becoming parents. In my budget, I propose a grassroots campaign to help inform families about these medical risks. We will double federal funding for abstinence programs, so schools can teach this fact of life: Abstinence for young people is the only certain way to avoid sexually transmitted diseases. Decisions children make now can affect their health and character for the rest of their lives. All of us parents, schools, government must work together to counter the negative influence of the culture, and to send the right messages to our children."
I think this is a horrible, HORRIBLE decision because abstinence education in schools is equlivant to ignorance education. It amounts to sex is evil and you shouldn't learn about it, just don't do it till you are married. If he truly cared about the three million teens who get STDs then, he should provide funding for sexual education not "just don't do it" education. Abstinence education also leads to teens playing games like "oral and anal are not sex so I can't get preggers or an STD." This kind of ignorance is one of the worst things that can be taught in schools.
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