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December 3, 2004
Abstinence Makes The Heart Grow Fungus
A study ordered by California Congressman Waxman found that some US federally-funded abstinence sex education programs lie to students. Some of the lies include:
- 50% of all American teenage gay men are HIV positive
- condoms fail in 31% of cases of heterosexual sex
- abortion can lead to sterility and suicide
- you can catch HIV from a person's tears
And my personal favourite:
- touching someone's genitals can make you pregnant
Keep in mind that the Bush Administration's grand plan to help stop the spread of AIDS and HIV in Africa involves pumping over $1B into, you guessed it, abstinence programs!