Posted on 11/14/2007 1:37:11 PM PST by Gopher Broke
Dear xxxxx,
Governor Tim Kaine continues to receive attacks from extremists like Del. Bob Marshall (R-Prince William), Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax) and the Virginia Family Foundation for his decision to cut funding for abstinence-only programs because they are not evidence-based. In her latest email, Victoria Cobb of the Virginia Family Foundation suggests that the Governor's decision was about politics and goes on to malign Planned Parenthood:
"The fact is that cutting this funding is nothing more than a political payoff to a liberal group that helps get Democrats elected and worked hard to give the Governor a majority in the state Senate.... Guess who will step into the void left by the departing abstinence programs - the one organization that is paid to go into our public schools and teach sex education and profits from the resulting risky sexual behavior."
Shame on the Virginia Family Foundation for playing politics with the health and safety of teens in Virginia. Research shows that programs that include abstinence and information on contraception and disease prevention are most effective.
Please act now to show Governor Tim Kaine that he made the right decision for Virginia families and teens!
Send a letter to: Governor Timothy Kaine (if you live in Virginia)
Below is the sample letter:
Subject: Thank you for eliminating funding for ineffective abstinence-only programs
Dear Governor Kaine,
Thank you for taking a common-sense approach to sexuality education funding in Virginia by eliminating funding for ineffective abstinence-only programs.
In the last decade more than $1 billion has been wasted on dangerous abstinence-only programs that deny teenagers life-saving information. It's time to put that money toward real solutions that will help prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among teenagers.
xxxxx xxxxxx
“Governor Tim Kaine continues to receive attacks from extremists like Del. Bob Marshall (R-Prince William), Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax) and the Virginia Family Foundation for his decision to cut funding for abstinence-only programs because they are not evidence-based.”
Ok well see if the penis doesn’t go into the vagina...no pregnancy happens.
Not sure what more evidence they need.
The choice where the baby lives is extreme?
What is “abstinence education,” anyway?
Does the health teacher say, “OK, it’s time for sex education. Here’s all you need to know: Don’t! Just don’t! Class dismissed!”
Somehow I doubt it. I think it’s a liberal scare-story, like global warming.
Planned Parenthood doesn’t make money when kids say “no” to sex.
They make money selling birth control and abortion and “counseling”.
The Sex Positive Agenda opposes abstinence not because “it doesn’t work”. Dig deeper and you will find them calling it “unhealthy” because it is a supression of sexual desires. Just as they believe that homosexuals should “act” on their desires.
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