There have been trouble with these programs in the past, and is should not surprise anyone, Ohio's problems are a lot like those seen in other states.
Overstate the failure rates of condom use, blame contraceptives for poor mental health among youths and erroneously suggest that birth control pills will increase a girl's future chances of infertility.
Misrepresent religious conviction as scientific fact. One program urges teens to "follow God's plan for purity," while another recommends books that are religious in nature.
Contain inaccurate or misleading information about the transmission or detection of sexual diseases. One curriculum described HIV as a virus that can remain undetected either by test or physical symptoms for six months to 10 years, when in fact most antibodies are present within two to eight weeks after exposure. The curriculum also suggested incorrectly that HIV can be transmitted through tears and open-mouth kissing.
In the end it is the same old song, lie to the youth in an effort to scare them.
It should be clear by now that just say no about both drugs and sex is a failed policy. How can the government justify supporting this ongoing lie?
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