The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

I’ve been told that if I’d been a parent in the 1950s, I probably would have spoken out against Elvis Presley’s pelvic thrust as a dance move. The theory is that teens of every generation will find their own ways to rebel against the cultural norm, and that parents from one generation to the next [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Sarah Floro
PHONE: 605.335.3643
President Obama released his FY 2010 Proposed Budget today and called for at least $164 million in funding for contraceptive-only education. This includes competitive grants, research, evaluation and authorization for $50 million in new mandatory condom grants to states, tribes and territories.
The budget eliminates funding for CBAE (Community Based Abstinence [...]

Check this out!  Comprehensive Sex Ed Doesn’t Do Better than Abstinence Ed, Institute Says
Media contact: Irene Ericksen
Phone: (801) 506-3575

Comprehensive Sex Ed Doesn’t Do Better than Abstinence Ed
When Measured by Same Standards, Institute Says
 
WASHINGTON, DC (May 13, 2009).  A sex education researcher reported in a Congressional briefing on April 29th that when measured by the [...]

Robert Rector Tells It Like It Is!
The following are excerpts from an article published by CNSNews.com.  Click here to read the full article.  Mr. Rector’s messaging is strong and accurate.  We encouarge affiliates to quote him as you continue to raise awareness and support in your community for your programs.
Robert Rector, a senior analyst at [...]

Propsed Cut….STAND UP AND FIGHT!
President Obama released his FY 2010 Proposed Budget on May 7th and called for at least $164 million in funding for contraceptive-only education.  This includes competitive grants, research, evaluation and authorization for $50 million in new mandatory condom grants to states, tribes and territories.
The budget eliminates funding for CBAE (Community Based Abstinence Education) [...]

I wanted to share this article written by Dr. Ron Ferris, M.D. and Dr. Ruth Taylor.  They write–
“We are startled and deeply concerned with the shallowness of the reporting contained in the recent article titled ‘Effectiveness of abstinence education questioned’ (News Analysis, March 1).  We’d like to shed some important facts that are either missing [...]