Editorial
A Report Card for Screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Bis dat qui cito dat
Abstract
“To encourage right choices, we must be willing to confront the dangers young people face—even when they’re difficult to talk about. Each year, about 3 million teenagers contract sexually transmitted diseases that can harm them, or kill them, or prevent them from ever becoming parents. In my budget, I propose a grassroots campaign to help inform families about these medical risks. We will double federal funding for abstinence programs, so schools can teach this fact of life: Abstinence for young people is the only certain way to avoid sexually-transmitted diseases... Decisions children now make can affect their health and character for the rest of their lives.”– President George W. Bush, State of the Union address, January 20, 2004.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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