By: Peregrin

Peregrin — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:46:14 +0000

This is a perfect example of reactionary thinking. There are some programs which are effective in preventing STDs and pregnancy among teens. But those programs lost all funding when Bush took office. The CDC used to publish a report on their website, citing which programs were effective and which were not. That page was taken down as soon as Bush took office.
Government can be used effectively, or it can be used to push a religious agenda. You want to take government out of the equation entirely and leave everything up to the benevolence private industry or charity. It just doesn’t work that way, Grimmy. Corporations will grind you under their heel given half a chance, and charity just can’t keep up with the aftereffects.

By: grimgold

grimgold — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:05:31 +0000

The federal govt has no business in sex education of any form. The states and locals are very capable. How many millions of bureaucrats in washinigton D.C. get paid good salaries and excellent bennies to push paper that has to do with education? And how goddamn awful have the state run schools (with fed funding) become?
As a conservative, I want less govt, and this is a good example of why.

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