| Windsor Tribune - Windsor, Colorado |
| Letter to the Editor |
| By Tami Bothwell |
| November 4, 2005 |
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| Dear Mr. Fasano, |
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| I just wanted to let you know that
I felt your article in Sunday's Windsor Tribune ("Sexuality
program promotes waiting", October 30, 2005) was very one-sided.
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| First of all, in your "Learn More"
subheading, I feel you should have included additional websites
to direct your readers to sites that contain CORRECT statistical
information regarding the failure rates of abstinence-only programs,
not just the WAIT website which is basically a sales-pitch for
their sub-standard product. Parents need to make an informed,
educated decision on this important topic. |
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| Secondly, you stated that the "opponents
of WAIT Training say it ostracizes students of parents who are
living together/and or are gay". This sounds as if that is the
only reason we are opposed to the program. Once again, reference
to the fact of the inaccuracies in the program were left out.
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| I have included some websites that
you and your readers may find helpful; http://www.aclu.org/ReproductiveRights/ReproductiveRights.cfm?ID=11141&c=147 |
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| http://www.nonewmoney.org/main5.htm
click on "How the $ is Spent" button for chart that compares
Abstinence-only-until-marriage programs and Comprehensive Sexuality
Education |
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| http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/Documents/20041201102153-50247.pdf
U.S. House of Representatives Report "The Content of Federally
Funded Abstinence-Only Education Programs" aka "The Waxman Report" |
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| http://www.agi-usa.org/
Data and trends - national and local |
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| I try to avoid any .com websites as
they are usually a corporation trying to sway a reader's thinking
to "make a buck". Hmmmm, isn't the WAIT website .com?! Interesting....
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| Tami Bothwell |
