The Obama Mandate: End Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs

rhrealitycheck.org, RH Reality Check by Jodi Jacobson | Feb. 17, 2009 (Opinion)

Let’s get rid of that wasteful Washington spending.

And I have a concrete suggestion that will save over $200 million in cold hard cash right away, plus billions of dollars in future healthcare and related economic costs!

Sound too good to be true?

Really, it’s not a gimmick. It’s very simple: We just need to zero out funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in the next budget cycle. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Sci/Tech, Living, Health, Education, Religion
Topics: U.S. Budget, Republicans, Obama Administration, Health Care, Science, Church and State, Sex
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Feb 19, 2009 - 6:00 PM PST
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Feb 19, 2009 - 6:00 PM PST
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 by Warrior Wheatman - Feb. 12, 2010

President Obama is expected to release his first federal budget request, for FY 2010, at the end of February, and the pressure is on to eliminate ab-only funding in this next fiscal cycle.

Before Healthcare, THIS should've been the primary start of healthcare reform.

And I have a concrete suggestion that will save over $200 million in cold hard cash right away, plus billions of dollars in future healthcare and related economic costs!
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