What is the Federal Definition for Abstinence Education and Sexual Activity?
The Federal Definition for Abstinence Education as defined by PL 104-193 Welfare Reform Act of 1996, means an educational or motivational program which: • has its exclusive purpose, teaching the social, psychological, and health gains to be realized by abstaining from sexual activity.; • teaches abstinence from sexual activity outside marriage as the expected standard for all school age children; • teaches that abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain way to avoid out- of- wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and other associated health problems; • teaches that a mutually faithful monogamous relationship in context of marriage is the expected standard of human sexual activity; • teaches that sexual activity outside the context of marriage is likely to have harmful psychological and physical effects; • teaches that bearing children out of wedlock is likely to have harmful consequences for the child, the childs parents, and society; • teaches young people how to re
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