Spending bill includes $10M increase for abstinence edu: Another backwards @GOP step for USA!!

Spending bill includes $10M increase for abstinence education
By Jessie Hellmann - 03/22/18 12:19 PM EDT


Abstinence-only education would see a $10 million funding boost under the spending bill released by Congress Wednesday night and advanced by the House Thursday morning.

Under the $1.3 trillion omnibus bill, the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) grant program would receive a 67 percent increase in funding, bringing it up to $25 million.

The SRAE grants fund projects that teach participants how to refrain from non-marital sexual activity and avoid risky behaviors such as underage drinking and drug use.

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While the Obama administration primarily focused on comprehensive sex-ed programs, which can include lessons on contraception, disease prevention, healthy relationships and abstinence, the Trump administration has put a bigger emphasis on programs that prioritize abstinence. .........................

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