July 11, 2004
OUR MOST CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENT:
Experts in Sex Field Say Conservatives Interfere With Health and Research (MIREYA NAVARRO, 7/11/04, NY Times)
For years, Advocates for Youth, a Washington-based organization devoted to adolescent sexual health, says, it received government grants without much trouble. Then last year it was subjected to three federal reviews.James Wagoner, the president of Advocates for Youth, said the reviews were prompted by concerns among some members of Congress that his group was using public funds to lobby against programs that promoted sexual abstinence before marriage. Although that was not the case, Mr. Wagoner said, the government officials made their point.
"For 20 years, it was about health and science, and now we have a political ideological approach," he said.
Posted by Orrin Judd at July 11, 2004 9:28 AM
Because, after all, why should the American people have anything to say about how their tax dollars are spent?
Darn right. Keep politics and ideology out of it. Stick with health and science so we can protect our children
Posted by: Peter B at July 11, 2004 9:53 AMYour faith in the effectiveness of preaching abstinence is touching.
Posted by: Harry Eagar at July 11, 2004 1:33 PMHarry: The promotion of promiscuity has worked so well that it is a policy that deserves bi-partisan support?
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at July 11, 2004 1:39 PMHarry? Isn't there an abstinence program somewhere in Africa that's working?
I think that the moral reason should be put aside and a page taken out of the food and smoking campaigns - health costs.
How much are STDs and AIDS costing US? And making the point that if women were actually "in control" of their bodies, generally speaking, they wouldn't be getting pregnant?
Posted by: Sandy P at July 11, 2004 3:12 PMHarry is afraid that if abstinence were taught more and followed more, people would become repressed cranks like OJ. Although the real reason probably has something to do with protecting Social Security.
Posted by: ratbert at July 12, 2004 3:08 AMHarry,
Given the progress reported by UNAIDS last week, it seems the touching charm is all with the scientists.
Posted by: Peter B at July 12, 2004 5:50 AMWE DON'T NEED GEORGE W BUSH ANYMORE? WHY IS HE PRESIDENT. OUR TROOPS ARE GETTING KILLED IN IRAQ!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: brian at July 18, 2004 3:05 AMThat's what happens in a war.
Posted by: oj at July 18, 2004 9:47 AM