President-elect Obama to target abstinence-only programmes

President-elect Obama to target abstinence-only programmes

www.pinknews.co.uk

The President-elect, who will take office on January 20th, is rumoured to be considering up to 200 executive orders to overturn those issued by his predecessor on everything from the use of torture to stem-cell research and carbon emissions.

There will also be change in current policy that bars the US from funding organisations that offer or advise about abortion or offer sex education.....


The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was created in 2003 and has increased the number of Africans receiving anti-retroviral treatment from 50,000 to 1.2 million.

However, by law one-third of that prevention funding must teach exclusively abstinence until marriage programmes.

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(Now, before the bickering begins, ths article seems to focus on requirements for outgoing AIDS treatment plans, NOT US school sex-ed programs. Please keed that in mind. )

Here's another thing that I hope P-E Obama follows through with.

As we were discussing in the "Missionary" thread, it is absolutely reprehensible to offer aid to people but put a religious prerequisite on receiving the help.

I do not like the idea of foreign aid at all, but if we must have it, how to spend it should be at the discresion of the people who are on the ground, visiting the recipiants, and know what their needs are.

And to those of you who are going to step in with the "Abstinence is the only safe birth control" rhetoric, please keep in mind that these programs are NOT designed to be given to school kids, they are going out to the entire African population, most of whom are married. By Christian standars they have the "right" to have sex, and should also have the right to reliable birth control and help preventing disease.

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reply to post by asmeone2


Geees, This will definatly fill the MSM with headlines. This is a touchy subject to many. Both sides of the coin have horses in this race.


Zindo

Originally posted by asmeone2
As we were discussing in the "Missionary" thread, it is absolutely reprehensible to offer aid to people but put a religious prerequisite on receiving the help.

Not that I'm looking for a fight, but I would like to point out that Abstinence is not a religious requirement nor is anyone who offers this aid forcefully proselytizing anyone before the receive aid. Abstinence is just good common sense and the only effective way to prevent disease. Sure you can argue that condoms and other things work but that's just BS. eventually the condoms break or they are not used at all and you know it! So what's wrong with teaching good common sense to people?

but I suppose their are morons born every day that think they will never get a VD or AIDS. But that's just because no one ever shows the other side of sexual promiscuity. All anyone ever sees is the glamorous side. And besides all that those who believe that Abstinence is bad is in my book a reprobate. go on and practice what ever sexual perversion you like you will eventually catch up to your ignorant self.

Try working with someone with Aids and watch the light and life leave their body as the choices that they made methodically and sadistically destroy them.

Truth is You don't know a damn thing About it do you? or about those in Africa with AIDS or here for that matter so why don't you sit down and shut up?!