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Support REAL Sex Education Programs
Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: NARAL Pro-Choice America
Sponsored by: NARAL Pro-Choice America
Recent reports say that 25 percent of all teenage girls in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted disease. This study is just the latest piece of evidence of a nationwide crisis in adolescent reproductive health - and unfortunately, the Bush administration continues to turn a blind eye to the problem. We need to get rid of the current deceptive approach of abstinence-only programs and put in place a federal sex-education program that gives teens the facts - including both the benefits of abstinence and the facts about safe sex and how to prevent the spread of STDs. The Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act will do just that.
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# 50:
2:11 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Aaronlynn Breaux, Texas
# 49:
2:10 pm PDT, Apr 3,
David Reymond, Texas
# 48:
1:52 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Cindy Bushway, Florida
# 47:
1:42 pm PDT, Apr 3,
John Kesich, Pennsylvania
Abstinence only is pure baloney.
Abstinence only is pure baloney.
# 46:
1:38 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Druid Godmother, Tennessee
# 45:
1:22 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Marie Rivera, Florida
# 44:
1:03 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Kori Briordy, New York
# 43:
12:56 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Steve Erlsten, Florida
# 42:
12:37 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Anne Sophie Brion, France
# 41:
12:31 pm PDT, Apr 3,
S. Wolins, New York
# 40:
12:04 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Janet Weston, Missouri
Daily pronouncements from various media sources provide information on the decline in the number of teen pregnancies and the increase in abstinence within our country. As a teacher in an inner city school, I have to say that it's a bunch of bunk! The number of teen pregnancies in the inner city continues to rise and cases of sexually transmitted diseases are at an all time high. Pull your heads out of the sand! "Just Say No!" didn't work 25 years ago against drugs and it doesn't today among sexually aware teens and preteens.
Daily pronouncements from various media sources provide information on the decline in the number of teen pregnancies and the increase in abstinence within our country. As a teacher in an inner city school, I have to say that it's a bunch of bunk! The number of teen pregnancies in the inner city continues to rise and cases of sexually transmitted diseases are at an all time high. Pull your heads out of the sand! "Just Say No!" didn't work 25 years ago against drugs and it doesn't today among sexually aware teens and preteens.
# 39:
11:02 am PDT, Apr 3,
Stephie Diamond, Canada
# 38:
10:25 am PDT, Apr 3,
Daniel McGinnis, New Jersey
# 37:
10:19 am PDT, Apr 3,
Chad Halsey, Indiana
# 36:
10:13 am PDT, Apr 3,
Angela Jasper, Texas
# 35:
10:10 am PDT, Apr 3,
Derek D'Souza, India
# 34:
10:10 am PDT, Apr 3,
Irucka Embry, Tennessee
# 33:
10:06 am PDT, Apr 3,
Gino Foti, Massachusetts
# 32:
10:02 am PDT, Apr 3,
Name not displayed, Poland
# 31:
9:54 am PDT, Apr 3,
Eva Andersson, California
ignorance is what stands in the way of success. We need to strive towards the ability of each individual to make educated informed decisions regardless of race, sex or age.
ignorance is what stands in the way of success. We need to strive towards the ability of each individual to make educated informed decisions regardless of race, sex or age.
# 30:
9:53 am PDT, Apr 3,
Franziska Eber, Germany
# 29:
9:53 am PDT, Apr 3,
Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
Lord knows we need much better sex education in schools. I had sex ed when I was 11, 13 & 15 & it was a joke!! I didn't learn a thing. It seems that people are afraid to talk to children & teenagers about sex. That's one reason why we have so many pregnant teenagers & so many people with STD's, because they are not educated about sex.
Lord knows we need much better sex education in schools. I had sex ed when I was 11, 13 & 15 & it was a joke!! I didn't learn a thing. It seems that people are afraid to talk to children & teenagers about sex. That's one reason why we have so many pregnant teenagers & so many people with STD's, because they are not educated about sex.
# 28:
9:45 am PDT, Apr 3,
Tarrasa Gariepy, Texas
Not to mention the lack of safe sex iformation for the gay community.
Not to mention the lack of safe sex iformation for the gay community.
# 27:
9:44 am PDT, Apr 3,
Cara Gubrud, Minnesota
It is time we talk about sex with our teenagers.
It is time we talk about sex with our teenagers.
# 26:
9:43 am PDT, Apr 3,
Tania Naim, Lebanon
# 25:
9:22 am PDT, Apr 3,
Kiku Nitta, California
# 24:
9:18 am PDT, Apr 3,
Marcy Miller, Colorado
# 23:
9:18 am PDT, Apr 3,
Sheila Di Salvo, Massachusetts
# 22:
9:16 am PDT, Apr 3,
Margaret Patrick, United Kingdom
# 21:
9:15 am PDT, Apr 3,
Jenna Templeton, California
Students must be able to learn the important information about sex! Teaching abstinence only has clearly not worked, and something new must replace it.
Students must be able to learn the important information about sex! Teaching abstinence only has clearly not worked, and something new must replace it.
# 20:
9:03 am PDT, Apr 3,
Catherine Smalley, United Kingdom
# 19:
8:50 am PDT, Apr 3,
Jessica Brown, Pennsylvania
You can't just tell young people not to have sex, because they will, and some end up having made bad choices, these teens should know the proper ways to protect themselves.
You can't just tell young people not to have sex, because they will, and some end up having made bad choices, these teens should know the proper ways to protect themselves.
# 18:
8:49 am PDT, Apr 3,
Name not displayed, Minnesota
# 17:
8:47 am PDT, Apr 3,
Allyson Arms, Tennessee
Its absurd not to teach sex education in today's society where boys and girls are reaching sexual maturity at a more rapid rate than ever before. We need to take responsibility and give young people the right tools to make the right decisions.
Its absurd not to teach sex education in today's society where boys and girls are reaching sexual maturity at a more rapid rate than ever before. We need to take responsibility and give young people the right tools to make the right decisions.
# 16:
8:46 am PDT, Apr 3,
Marcia Warth, Ohio
# 15:
8:41 am PDT, Apr 3,
Thomas Pirovano, Switzerland
It's very important!
It's very important!
# 14:
8:40 am PDT, Apr 3,
SJ SC, Ohio
# 13:
8:22 am PDT, Apr 3,
JoReena Harrel, New Mexico
# 12:
8:09 am PDT, Apr 3,
Lauren Stone, California
# 11:
8:09 am PDT, Apr 3,
Deniz Cagliyan, California
# 10:
6:48 pm PDT, Apr 1,
Audrey Russell, Pennsylvania
# 9:
12:20 pm PDT, Apr 1,
Lori Epler Hout, Missouri
# 8:
7:07 am PDT, Apr 1,
Ruth Boraggina, Michigan
# 7:
1:22 pm PDT, Mar 31,
Dawn Bolin, Ohio
# 6:
6:34 pm PDT, Mar 30,
Cyndi Pachino, Maryland
# 5:
3:07 pm PDT, Mar 30,
Alyssa Kendle, Maryland
# 4:
11:43 am PDT, Mar 30,
Lacey Griffiths, Pennsylvania
# 3:
10:49 am PDT, Mar 30,
Dylan Sims, Oregon
# 2:
5:41 am PDT, Mar 30,
Carri Briseno, Michigan
# 1:
2:39 pm PDT, Mar 29,
Denise Lytle, New Jersey