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Responsible Teen Sex-Education Programs

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Care2.com

The Bush administration spent more than $1 billion of taxpayer money on ineffective "abstinence-only" programs that censored information about birth control.

The legacy of those programs is a teen health crisis: one in four American girls has a sexually transmitted disease and the teen birth rate is up in 26 states.

The Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act would establish the first-ever federal sex-education program. Unlike Bush's "abstinence-only" programs that censor, mislead and misinform teens, responsible sex education teaches young people about both abstinence and contraception and prevents unintended pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

The health of our teens depends on getting them accurate, age-appropriate sex-education information -- act today.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 15,000

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Federal funding of "abstinence-only" programs is a waste of taxpayer dollars and has contributed to - not lessened - a public-health crisis in which one in four teenage girls has a sexually transmitted infection.

Responsible sex-education programs, on the other hand, emphasize abstinence and contraception. Research shows that these programs delay initiation of sex, reduce its frequency and improve contraceptive use among teens. Leading experts universally endorse realistic, medically accurate, age-appropriate sex-education programs, not the failed "abstinence-only" approach.

[Your comments]

The REAL Act would correct this egregious imbalance in federal policy by funding medically accurate sex education, instead of disproven and misleading "abstinence-only" programs. As your constituent, I strongly urge you to co-sponsor this legislation to ensure comprehensive sex education for young people.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We took action on “Responsible Teen Sex-Education Programs”!

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12:52 pm PST, Nov 21, Mira Kirmanen, Portugal

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11:40 am PST, Nov 21, Darla Hargraves, Michigan

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3:48 am PST, Nov 21, Alexandra MAUVE, France

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3:33 am PST, Nov 21, Gloria Clements, Georgia
We tell our children that, "knowledge is power", let's make sure they have the power to make responsible decisions.

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2:55 am PST, Nov 21, Amanda Burdick, Pennsylvania
Abstinence doesn't work, even my students say that. We have had students as young as 8th grade pregnant. We are doing a disservice to our young people by not giving them a full education.

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10:31 pm PST, Nov 20, Soo Thacker, Alaska

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7:22 pm PST, Nov 20, Delbert Hathaway, Texas

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6:34 pm PST, Nov 20, Samantha Trosky, Illinois
Sarah Palins daughter knows that "Abstinence-only" does not work! Kids need to know about how easy it is to get pregnant and about birth control and condoms!

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6:14 pm PST, Nov 20, Chris Murison, Nevada

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5:32 pm PST, Nov 20, Steven Pazienza, New York

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4:48 am PST, Nov 20, Andrea Paterson, United Kingdom

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4:35 am PST, Nov 20, Kimberly Crane, Arizona
NOT all kids/youth have parents and/or people that CARE enough to educate them on sex and its consequences!

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2:39 am PST, Nov 20, Cassie F, Indiana

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5:32 pm PST, Nov 19, Judith Justin, California

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4:50 pm PST, Nov 19, Jackie Gonzalez, California
we really need this at our school

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4:39 pm PST, Nov 19, Kelly Cleveland, Colorado

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4:17 pm PST, Nov 19, Maggie De Leon, Illinois

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12:06 pm PST, Nov 19, Rochelle DeLucia, Missouri

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8:10 am PST, Nov 19, Chris Ruiz, Nevada
Lets actually educate our youth responsibly this time.

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