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Did you hear the news? An independent report released late last week further proves that President Bush's ideological "abstinence-only" programs do not work. 

The report, commissioned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, found that students in abstinence-only programs are not more likely to abstain from sex or delay when they become sexually active.

As a former teacher and state education official, I know that values should be taught at home, but facts should be taught at school.

It boggles my mind that, despite the evidence, President Bush wants to throw more of our tax dollars at a failing initiative. Let's do what's right for teens and their families. Let's go back to the basics: honest, traditional sex education.

Please urge your members of Congress to support the Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act. This bill would create the first-ever federal sex-education program.  

Bush's political agenda is threatening the health of our teens. Not only is Bush's abstinence-only approach ineffective, the programs mislead our teens and censor teachers from giving students the truth about contraception.  

Congress and this administration should support honest, age-appropriate, and medically accurate sex education that promotes abstinence and provides young people with the information they need to protect themselves.  Honest sex education is the only approach that works.

Take action today. Urge your members of Congress to co-sponsor the REAL Act. Click here to read the full report.

Thanks for all that you continue to do to protect a woman's right to choose.