No Sex For You!

[chequita guevara]

The federal government's "no sex without marriage" message isn't just for kids anymore.

Now the government is targeting unmarried adults up to age 29 as part of its abstinence-only programs, which include millions of dollars in federal money that will be available to the states under revised federal grant guidelines for 2007.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-10-30-abstinence-message_x.htm

I'm sorry, WTF business is it of the gubmint whose fcuking fcuking who?

[Kuciwalker]

The government certainly has an interest in promoting public health.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
The government certainly has an interest in promoting public health.

The government should ban sex, except in certain authorised Reproduction Centres

[Imran Siddiqui]

@ government promoting abstinence until age 29.. at that age, they likely aren't abstinent by choice... well, maybe someone else's choice .

[Cort Haus]

Re: No Sex For You!

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
I'm sorry, WTF business is it of the gubmint whose fcuking fcuking who?

Shocking interference. And with your taxes, too. So much for the Right and small government.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
The government certainly has an interest in promoting public health.

So then they should be promoting safe sex.

[realpolitic]

More proof they've lost their minds

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
So then they should be promoting safe sex.

I saw a recent article about how an African government finally just started saying "look, if you have sex with lots of people you're going to get AIDS," rather than the safe-sex only public education campaign, which hadn't been working. Each approach has its merits and the two should be mixed.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

And whos may i ask, bright freaking idea was this?? who the hell is any one in gvt to tell an adult that can vote who and what they can screw, and then the best its aimed at the womean cause they are having children unmarried!! what a freaking hoot.. Who the else was gonna have the kids the MEN???? HA HA yeah right i mean if its the women having the kids im almost sure they didnt ****ing do it alone.

[Spec]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
@ government promoting abstinence until age 29.. at that age, they likely aren't abstinent by choice... well, maybe someone else's choice .

Ask Dis.

Spec.

[-Jrabbit]

It's just a paper tiger. $50MM is chump change, and other grant monies don't seem to be contingent. It's all about creating issues for the religious right to rally around.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
I saw a recent article about how an African government finally just started saying "look, if you have sex with lots of people you're going to get AIDS," rather than the safe-sex only public education campaign, which hadn't been working. Each approach has its merits and the two should be mixed.

The South African program is failing because people aren't heeding it. It's a cultural problem. In large swaths of Southern Africa, it is believed that if you have sex with a virgin, it will make your AIDS go away.

In any event, you know damn well this isn't about public health. It's about appeasing the evangelical base with public monies. These abstinence only programs are overwhelmingly connected to right-wing churches and the information they promote is largely incorrect, and frequently dangerous.

[DinoDoc]

Re: No Sex For You!

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
I'm sorry, WTF business is it of the gubmint whose fcuking fcuking who?

I thought you liked big government.

[Jon Miller]

Re: No Sex For You!

Originally posted by chegitz guevara

The federal government's "no sex without marriage" message isn't just for kids anymore.

Now the government is targeting unmarried adults up to age 29 as part of its abstinence-only programs, which include millions of dollars in federal money that will be available to the states under revised federal grant guidelines for 2007.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-10-30-abstinence-message_x.htm

I'm sorry, WTF business is it of the gubmint whose fcuking fcuking who?

At my doctor's office there is a African American Medical video constantly playing. It costantly seems to be in favor of abstinence, and doesn't make any differentiation based upon age (in fact, it is geered towards adults).

JM

[-Jrabbit]

The religious right has, in fact, taken over our government. I thought we all knew that.