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National | How strong is the political left's opposition to abstinence education? | Jennifer Marshall

How strong is the political left's opposition to abstinence education? During the congressional debate over the president's $15 billion plan to fight AIDS globally, a lobbyist representing liberal AIDS groups said no bill at all would be better than one with a requirement for abstinence education as a prevention strategy. The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. asserted that the Bush administration's initiative—signed into law last week—would "cost countless lives" as a result of the abstinence provision.

Meanwhile, pro-family advocates hailed the inclusion of abstinence education as a victory—the first major pro-family success in 10 years of debate over combating AIDS. The provision requires that at least one-third of prevention funds—amounting to $1 billion—be dedicated to abstinence education.

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