ngress allocated $50 million in federal funds for the program each year for federal fiscal years 1998 through 2002. By the end of the program's five guaranteed years, America will have spent nearly half a billion dollars on the abstinence-only-until-marriage education program. During the first year of the program, 48 states accepted the federal funds and provided support for 698 abstinence-only-until-marriage grants for education agencies, community-based organizations, and statewide programs. (Colwell)
             There are six published studies of abstinence-only programs. None have found significant program effects on delaying the onset of intercourse. One has provided strong evidence that the program did not delay the intercourse. (Berlfein)
             The abstinence-only sex education movement has been propelled by mistaken belief that comprehensive sexuality education itself somehow seduces teenagers into sexual activity. By this reasoning it follows that schools either ignore the issue or discuss sexuality only in terms of fear and disease. (Kanabus) Six in ten teachers who taught an abstinence only approach presented no information about contraceptive methods or taught that they are ineffective. (Abstinence-Only) Because of this the teenagers are denied information about how to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases in the likely event that they have sexual intercourse.
             Comprehensive sexuality education begins with abstinence but also acknowledges that many teenagers will choos
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