The Content of Federally Funded Abstinence-Only Education Programs

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Levin Center Identifier
Document Date
2004-12-01
Report Length
26 pages
Policy Agendas Project Major Code
6: Education
Policy Agendas Project Minor Code
602: Elementary and Secondary Education
Additional, Minority, Dissenting Views
Report Type
House Minority Staff Report
Found Using Methodology
Yes
Committee(s)
House Committee on Government Reform
Subcommittee(s)
Special Investigations Division
Commission(s)
Idependent Author(s)
Brief Executive Summary
The Special Investigations Division of the House Committee on Government Reform conducted an investigation into the details of the Bush Administration's support for "abstinence-only" sexual education programs. The report evaluated the teachings of the most popular abstinence-only education programs. The investigation found that the programs spread misinformation about contraceptives, abortion, and science.
Press Releases and Contextual Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20051024204029/http://democrats.reform.house.gov/Documents/20041201095458-38938.pdf
 https://web.archive.org/web/20051024203747/http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/story.asp?ID=734&Issue=Politics+and+Science
Related Hearings
House Committee on Government Reform, hearing on "Domestic Abstinence-Only Programs: Assessing the Evidence," 110th Cong., H.Hrg. 110-115, (2008, April 23)
Authors–Congress Members
Authors–Staff Members
Authors–Ex Officio Members
Authors–Additional, Minority, Dissenting Views
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14300/857
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House Oversight Committee