support for abstinence-only sex education is limited even among Christians in the United States

the programs are remarkably and consistently inaccurate

abstinence-only programs misrepresent the evidence on which they are based.

many Americans strongly object to the sexist and fundamentalist attitudes expressed by abstinence-only sex education programs.

With a little investigation, it is easy to learn why sex education funding programs, like many other public health policies in the United States, are so morally draconian: key decision-making positions regarding sexual policy are held by extreme conservative reactionaries who are selected based on ideological conformity rather than professional qualification.

Annual funding for abstinence-only now stands at nearly $175 million, more than double the amount spent at the beginning of the Bush presidency.

For decades, the American population has overwhelmingly opposed abstinence-only sex education