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Frist calls for review of abstinence-only programs (a cave-in to nosehair Waxman?)
KVIA ^
| Dec 4 04
| KVIA
Posted on 12/05/2004 6:12:38 PM PST by churchillbuff
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is calling for a review of federally funded sexual abstinence programs.
The Tennessee Republican told A-B-C's "This Week" program that federal officials should look into allegations that the programs give students false and misleading medical information.
California Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman says the programs give out false information about condoms and the effects of abortion. He also accuses the programs of blurring science and religion and getting fundamental scientific facts wrong.
Frist, who's a doctor, didn't directly address the issues raised. But he says the programs should be reviewed.
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To: MHGinTN; Coleus; nickcarraway; narses; Mr. Silverback; Canticle_of_Deborah; ...
Pro-Life PING Please FreepMail me if you want on or off my Pro-Life Ping List.
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posted on
12/06/2004 2:44:35 PM PST
by
cpforlife.org
(The Missing Key of The Pro-Life Movement is at www.CpForLife.org)
To: nonliberal
Abstinence based education is both impractical and unconstitutional."""
Federal aid to education is unconstitutional. But once it has started - and once federal aid for sex ed is an established fact - I want that aid to tell kids the truth, that the only sure way to stay non-pregnant is to abstain. All the other ways are risky.
To: churchillbuff
I look at it this way... If giving a kid a condom in school prevents abortions then it is worth it. I also do not believe that there should be ANY meddling in education whatsoever by the federal government. Such "meddling" would include, but would not be limited to, abstinence based education. If conservatives oppose the DOE and a federal role in education, then they should necessarily be opposed to abstinence base education funding.
I think I have the more sound and consistent conservative position on this one. Do you disagree?
I can almost assure you, Churchilbuff, that this is one of the fairly few areas that we will disagree on. I just happen to disagree with the majority of my conservativer bretheren on this issue.
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posted on
12/06/2004 8:59:18 PM PST
by
nonliberal
(Graduate: Curtis E. LeMay School of International Relations)
To: ARA
what's wrong with masterbation... It's spelled wrong...should be 'masturbation'
64
posted on
12/07/2004 6:50:08 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: LauraleeBraswell
I have always wanted to take an old, black, disgusting bratwurst into the VD clinic and say "This fell off."
Is that wrong?
65
posted on
12/07/2004 8:39:38 PM PST
by
nonliberal
(Graduate: Curtis E. LeMay School of International Relations)
To: grey_whiskers
yeah.. Well... I was busy...
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posted on
12/07/2004 9:35:25 PM PST
by
ARA
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