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Toward a sexually healthy America : roadblocks imposed by the federal government's abstinence-only-until-marriage education program
- Title
- Toward a sexually healthy America : roadblocks imposed by the federal government's abstinence-only-until-marriage education program / Advocates for Youth ; Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS).
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : Advocates for Youth ; New York : Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), c2001.
- Description
- 36 p. ; 23 cm.
- Other contributors
- Advocates for Youth (U.S.) Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States.
- Running title
- Roadblocks imposed by the federal government's abstinence-only-until-marriage education program
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 34-36).
- Summary
- Targeted to policymakers and advocates, this booklet provides information about: the history of abstinence-only-until-marriage education programs; definitions and comparisons in sexuality education; the problems with abstinence-only-until-marriage programs; research supporting comprehensive sexuality education; the support for comprehensive sexuality education by the public, professionals, and others; and what advocates can do to support comprehensive sexuality education.
- Kinsey subjects
- Sex education--United States. Sex education laws--United States.