Taxpayer funds to abstinence-only programs. (Worth Noting).* The American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. is currently challenging the Louisiana Governor's Program on Abstinence. Funded by government money, the program proclaims that "it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to restore our Judeo-Christian heritage in America" and grants thousands of dollars to fund "Christ-centered" theater skits and radio shows that "share abstinence as part of the gospel message." According to the ACLU ACLU: see American Civil Liberties Union. , the federal government currently provides more than $100 million a year in taxpayer funds to abstinence-only programs, while programs that emphasize abstinence but also teach about contraception and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseases Infections that are acquired and transmitted by sexual contact. Although virtually any infection may be transmitted during intimate contact, the term sexually transmitted disease is restricted to conditions that are largely aren't even eligible for this money. Karen Ann Gajewski is an editor at the Humanist. |
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