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Originally Posted by richlevy
And there's the rub. Currently, the Feds only fund abstinence-only education instead of ABC. Whether she likes it or not, the American Academy of Pediatrics has come out against abstinence-only education, deeming it less effective and safe than including contraception.
The federal government, however, has tied conditions to it's funding contrary to the opinions of most experts due to social bias. Schools are not even given a choice.
Her personal situation only highlights the fact that she's in denial about teen sexuality. The fact that her daughter is getting married is nice, but ignores the fact that marriage due to pregnancy is not the recipe for a lasting marriage, and that girls and boys do not always have sex with individuals that they would choose as lifelong partners in marriage.
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All of which are reasons why you think she is wrong, and for the record I agree with you. But her own daughter's pregnancy doesn't illustrate that any better or worse than any other teen girl's pregnancy.
And furthermore, it still doesn't make it a scandal--if anything, this whole thing may very well give her a
boost among social conservatives, because she's walking the talk, 100%.