LifeNews.com 5/25/07
GOP Candidates Sam Brownback, Mike Huckabee Back Abstinence EdWashington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- With Congressional Democrats looking to strip out the funding of abstinence education programs from within the federal budget, two Republican candidates for president said they oppose the move. Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee say they strongly support abstinence education. Abortion advocates on Capitol Hill don't plan to reauthorize federal funding for the Title V abstinence education program, which expires at the end of June. They claim the programs have not been effective and want to see more money spent on birth control and the morning after pill. "Abstinence education provides a valuable counterweight to peer pressure and the message young people get from the popular culture encouraging casual relationships and separating sex from love, commitment and marriage," Huckabee said. "I am disappointed that funding for abstinence education is not likely to be renewed by the Democrat Congress," the former governor added. "This reversal only emphasizes how important it is for Republicans to take back Congress and win the White House with an authentic conservative in 2008." Brownback said "Abstinence-only programs are great examples of curriculums that send positive messages to young people encouraging them to protect themselves and their future." "Teens who abstain from sexual activity are less likely to have children out-of-wedlock; less likely to live in poverty and on welfare; and more likely to have stable marriages as adults," he explained.
GOP Candidates Sam Brownback, Mike Huckabee Back Abstinence EdWashington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- With Congressional Democrats looking to strip out the funding of abstinence education programs from within the federal budget, two Republican candidates for president said they oppose the move. Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee say they strongly support abstinence education. Abortion advocates on Capitol Hill don't plan to reauthorize federal funding for the Title V abstinence education program, which expires at the end of June. They claim the programs have not been effective and want to see more money spent on birth control and the morning after pill. "Abstinence education provides a valuable counterweight to peer pressure and the message young people get from the popular culture encouraging casual relationships and separating sex from love, commitment and marriage," Huckabee said. "I am disappointed that funding for abstinence education is not likely to be renewed by the Democrat Congress," the former governor added. "This reversal only emphasizes how important it is for Republicans to take back Congress and win the White House with an authentic conservative in 2008." Brownback said "Abstinence-only programs are great examples of curriculums that send positive messages to young people encouraging them to protect themselves and their future." "Teens who abstain from sexual activity are less likely to have children out-of-wedlock; less likely to live in poverty and on welfare; and more likely to have stable marriages as adults," he explained.
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