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Obama throws a bone to the abstinence-only lobby
Thursday, 04 November 2010 14:30

But will young people pay the price?

Advocates for Youth Staff

Advocates for Youth President James Wagoner spoke to Washington Post writer Rob Stein about the millions of dollars the HHS has recently given in grants for failed abstinence-only programs. 

 "They are funding programs that censor information about condoms and birth control and have elements that are clearly ideological and not science-based," said James.  "I think the Obama administration is stretching the limits so it can 'give something to the other side...Young people will end up paying the price."

Read the Washington Post Article

 
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