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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Sat Apr 21, 2018, 08:28 AM Apr 2018

Obama severed all funding for Christian-based abstinence education but Trump is bringing it back

Now, President Trump is taking funds from programs designed to reduced teen pregnancies and diverting it back to abstinence programs. According to The Hill, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this Friday that funds for Obama’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, (TPPP) would now be pointed towards abstinence education for teens instead of the comprehensive sex ed that Obama championed.

“Projects will clearly communicate that teen sex is a risk behavior for both the physical consequences of pregnancy and sexual transmitted infections; as well as sociological, economic and other related risks,” the funding announcement reads. “Both risk avoidance and risk reduction approaches can and should include skills associated with helping youth delay sex as well as skills to help those youth already engaged in sexual risk to return toward risk-free choices in the future.”


[link:http://deadstate.org/obama-severed-all-funding-for-christian-based-abstinence-education-but-trump-is-bringing-it-back/|

Of course he is.....
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Obama severed all funding for Christian-based abstinence education but Trump is bringing it back (Original Post) Soph0571 Apr 2018 OP
I'm afraid we will see more and more concessions to the religious right Arkansas Granny Apr 2018 #1
"November's Blue Wave can't come soon enough." elocs Apr 2018 #3
Proven waste of money janterry Apr 2018 #2
Yes, because he is the model for abstinence. smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #4

Arkansas Granny

(31,483 posts)
1. I'm afraid we will see more and more concessions to the religious right
Sat Apr 21, 2018, 08:41 AM
Apr 2018

as Trump tries to hold on to his base supporters. This is dangerous ground because a Republican Congress will likely back him up.

November's Blue Wave can't come soon enough.

elocs

(22,474 posts)
3. "November's Blue Wave can't come soon enough."
Sat Apr 21, 2018, 10:27 AM
Apr 2018

Well it will never come unless the Left shows up and votes like it is a presidential election they are excited about. I wouldn't pin my hopes like when we thought there was no way America would ever elect Donald Trump president.

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