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Why does abstinence-centered sex education stir up so much acrimony? Join us for this informative series on the Richard Urban show.
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In 1996 Congress passed the Title V abstinence education program law. This program (theoretically; in DC the funds were not actually used for abstinence education, for example) allotted funds to states that requested them for abstinence programs that had to follow these guidelines:
A. Has as its exclusive purpose, teaching the social, psychological and health gains to be realized by abstaining from sexual activity.
B. Teaches abstinence from sexual activity outside marriage as the expected standard for all school-age children.
C. Teaches that abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and other associated health problems.
D. Teaches that a mutually faithful monogamous relationship in the context of marriage is the expected standard of human sexual activity.
E. Teaches that sexual activity outside of the context, of marriage is likely to have harmful psychological and physical effects.
F. Teaches that bearing children out-of-wedlock is likely to have harmful consequences for the child, the child's parents and society.
G. Teaches young people how to reject sexual advances, and how alcohol and drug use increase vulnerability to sexual advances.
H. Teaches the importance of attaining self-sufficiency before engaging in sexual activity.
Pretty common sense, right?
Not according to almost all of the candidates for School Board in Jefferson County West Virginia running in the May 8, 2018 nonpartisan contest. At the We the People Candidates Forum on April 19,2018 at the Clarion Inn, Harpers Ferry, WV Tom Poteet, Donna Joy, Aaron Hackett, Laurie Ogden (reelected) and Kathryn Skinner (reelected) all said it was not appropriate to teach school age children that abstinence from sex before marriage is the expected standard. Only Athena Roper (newly elected) said that she was interested in that approach, but had not yet heard about it. Scott Suddoth was not present at the forum.
So, my question to the current, reelected and newly elected School Board members is; why would you not want to teach young people that the expected standard for school age children is abstinence from sex before marriage? I hope that the School Board members and others will comment below.
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| Vaccines Required in West Virginia for School Admission- Data from VAERS1 including reports up to 12/14/2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States Adverse Reactions | West Virginia Adverse Reactions | ||||||||||||||||
| Serious | Death | Serious | Death | ||||||||||||||
| Vaccine | Communicable? | Age Administered |
Number of Doses (Total 44-46) |
Vaccines 2.0 Rating (Scale 1-5)2 |
Total | x203 | Annual | Total | x203 | Annual | Pre-Vaccine Deaths/year |
Total | x203 | Annual | Total | x203 | Annual |
| Hepatitus B | No-by Sexual/IV Drug Use | 2 mths to 5 yrs | 3 | -5 | 17083 | 341,660 | 12,655 | 1929 | 38,580 | 1429 | 394 | 58 | 1160 | 43 | 10 | 200 | 7 |
| DTaP | Diphtheria-yes; related to poor sanitation Tetanus- No-Skin Punctures; poor sanitation Pertussis-Yes-coughing, sneezing |
2 mths to 5 yrs | 6 x 3 vaccines = 18 |
-1 -3 3 |
25,169 25,476 23,463 |
503,380 509,520 469,260 |
18,643 18,871 17,380 |
2900 2921 2837 |
58,000 58,420 56,740 |
2148 2163 2101 |
2 472 1400 1874 |
114 116 109 |
2280 2320 2180 |
84 86 81 |
15 16 15 |
300 320 300 |
11 11 11 |
| HIB | Yes-minimally contagious | 2 mths to 5 yrs | 3 or 4 | 1 | 18,715 | 374,300 | 13,863 | 2551 | 51,020 | 1890 | 1000 | 78 | 1560 | 58 | 12 | 240 | 9 |
| Polio | Yes-spread through stool- poor sanitation |
2 mths to 5 yrs | 3 | -1 | 18,649 | 372,980 | 13,814 | 2547 | 50,940 | 1887 | 1043 | 78 | 1560 | 58 | 12 | 240 | 9 |
| MMR | Measles-Yes-respiratory droplets Mumps-Yes-respiratory droplets Rubella-Yes-respiratory droplets |
15 mths to 5 yrs | 2 x 3 vaccines = 6 |
2 -2 2 |
8527 8380 8485 |
170,540 167,600 169,700 |
6316 6207 6285 |
439 407 403 |
8780 8140 8060 |
325 301 299 |
380 25 62 Congenital cases. Deaths? |
36 36 36 |
720 720 720 |
27 27 27 |
0 0 0 |
- - - |
- - - |
| Varicella | Yes-respiratory droplets-skin | 15 - 17 mths | 1 or history | -5 | 3784 | 75,680 | 2803 | 186 | 3720 | 138 | 100 | 21 | 420 | 16 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Pneumococcal (Prevnar) |
Yes-respiratory droplets | 2 mths to 5 yrs | 4 | -2 | 19,020 | 380,400 | 14,088 | 2080 | 41,600 | 1541 | 200 | 62 | 1240 | 46 | 10 | 200 | 7 |
| Hepatitus A | Yes-feces-poor sanitation | 15 mths to 5 yrs | 2 | 0 | 3916 | 78,320 | 2901 | 131 | 2620 | 97 | 3 | 7 | 140 | 5 | 0 | - | - |
| Rotavirus | Yes-body fluids, feces | 6 wks-14 wks 6d or not at all |
2 or 3 | -4 | 7914 | 158,280 | 5862 | 650 | 13000 | 481 | 20 to 60 | 23 | 460 | 17 | 7 | 140 | 5 |
| Meningococcal | Yes-mucus, kissing very close prolonged contact |
12 yrs (7th gr) 17 yrs (12th gr) |
2 | 0 | 3095 | 61,900 | 2293 | 158 | 3160 | 117 | 5 | 9 | 180 | 7 | 0 | - | - |
1. VAERS is the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, available at
http://www.medalerts.org/.
2. Vaccines 2.0 the Careful Parent's Guide to Making Safe Vaccination
Choices for Your Family, by Mark Blaxill and Dan Olmsted.
3. Vaccine injuries are estimated to be under reported by a factor of 1%
reported to 10% reported (10 times to 100 times under reported). We have
chosen an under reporting rate of 5% reported (under reporting of 20 times) for
the chart above.