Mass. Gov. To Increase Funding For State Abstinence Education Programs

... Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) on Thursday announced plans to provide nearly $1 million in federal funding to a faith-based organization to teach abstinence education in public middle schools, the Boston Globe reports (Estes/Jan, Boston Globe, 4/21). According to HHS, programs receiving money from the federal community-based abstinence grant must "promote abstinence-until-marriage" education, and programs that "promote the use of contraceptives are not eligible for funding... click link for more info. ...