Thread: Grade Obama's First Year in Office

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/31...ex.html?hpt=C2

The health care reform legislation that President Obama signed recently isn't only about insurance coverage -- there's also a renewal of $50 million per year for five years for abstinence-focused education.

Programs that receive this funding must "teach that abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and other associated health problems," according to the Department of Health and Human Services. To qualify, they must also teach that sex before marriage is "likely to have harmful psychological and physical effects." These are part of the "A-H definition," requirements for programs to receive abstinence funding under Title V of the Social Security Act.

I LOLed, just a little.

Originally Posted by CivilWars

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/31...ex.html?hpt=C2

The health care reform legislation that President Obama signed recently isn't only about insurance coverage -- there's also a renewal of $50 million per year for five years for abstinence-focused education.

Programs that receive this funding must "teach that abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and other associated health problems," according to the Department of Health and Human Services. To qualify, they must also teach that sex before marriage is "likely to have harmful psychological and physical effects." These are part of the "A-H definition," requirements for programs to receive abstinence funding under Title V of the Social Security Act.

I LOLed, just a little.

See, even with rubbish like that in the bill we still could not get enough republicans on-board without a watered down, weak sauce health-insurance reform bill.

Your insinuation is correct Civil, I, an Obama supporter am upset by his policy making.


However I do think any health system reform is important though and see it as a small milestone... hopefully with many more to follow. With all the different foilks around the US, some amount of compromise (pandering) must be done.

I think all the "add this to that then I will vote for it" is BS, and from BOTH sides. If a bill is valid enough to pass then let it pass, if not then let it die. If you want a statue of Robert E Lee outside your state capital put it in another bill.