I have no problems with programs that teach that abstinence is the best way to not get HIV-AIDS or other sexualy transmitted diseases.
However, it appears that some federally funded abstinence-only programs are offering a little bit more creative information with the $170 million tax dollars they collectively receive.
Rep. Henry Waxman issued a report which, according to the Washington Post, pointed out some of the information offered by such groups.
• A 43-day-old fetus is a "thinking person."
• HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, can be spread via sweat and tears.
• Condoms fail to prevent HIV transmission as often as 31 percent of the time in heterosexual intercourse.
Additionally, Congressional staffers were surprised to learn such 'facts' like abortion can lead to sterility and suicide, that half the gay male teenagers in the United States have tested positive for the AIDS virus, and that touching a person's genitals "can result in pregnancy."
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