Title: Abstinence education.

POPLINE Document Number: 276712

Corporate Author(s):

Center For Law and Social Policy [CLASP]

Source citation:

Washington, D.C., CLASP, [2002]. [3] p. (Reauthorization Issues)

Abstract:

Through Section 510, an expansion of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) block grant enacted as part of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), $50 million in federal funds are available each year to support abstinence programs that preclude education about contraception. A state match of $3 for every $4 federal dollars is required. The law’s definition of a fundable program has eight points, including that the program teach that “sexual activity outside the context of marriage is likely to have harmful psychological and physical effects.” Sometimes called “abstinence-unless-married” education, it holds that one should abstain except when married (thus, the divorced, widowed or never-married should abstain whether age 15 or 50). (excerpt)

Keywords:

United States
Critique
Evaluation
School Age Population
Government
Adolescents
Legislation
Abstinence
Funds
Financing, Government
Sex Education
Family Planning Education
Developed Countries
North America
Americas
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Political Factors
Youth
Age Factors
Family Planning, Behavioral Methods
Family Planning
Financial Activities
Economic Factors
Education