Abstinence-Only Education Gets Failing Grades

Arlene Schenker, of Brighton, a board member and past president of the National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Rochester Section, has a Speaking Out piece in today's Democrat and Chronicle about abstinence-only education.

Schenker's group knows how stupid and dangerous abstinence-only education is and so has launched "Plan A: NCJW's Campaign for Contraceptive Access."   Read all about it here.

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) has also done extensive work on this issue and has published an informative report on the subject pertaining to how abstinence-only education is working in NY State.  The report is titled "Financing Ignorance: A Report on Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Funding in New York."   As the report reveals, the Catholic Church is very much to blame for helping spread this irresponsible idea.

Permission to use the Ann Telnaes cartoon granted by Women's eNews (womensenews.org).