Does the federal government require an abstinence-only-until-marriage approach?
The federal government does not require an abstinence-only-until-marriage approach, and cannot require or control the content of sexuality education that is not supported by federal funds. Unfortunately, many states and communities see the availability of federal money as a “stamp of approval” for an abstinence-only-until-marriage approach, and the substantial federal investment in these programs has drastically increased the number of abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula and materials that are available to schools and community-based programs. The federal government does, however, set strict requirements for those programs accepting abstinence-only-until-marriage funding from any of the three funding streams. These programs must adhere to an 8-point definition of “abstinence education.” Among other things, the definition states that “a mutually faithful monogamous relationship in the context of marriage is the expected standard of all human sexual activity” and that “sexual activi
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