Administration To Launch New Sex Education Campaign

The Washington Post (10/28, Stein) reports that "the Obama administration has entered the politically sensitive" debate over "safe-sex vs. abstinence-only sex education programs," with a promise "to put scientific evidence before political ideology. A $110 million campaign will support a range of programs, including those that teach about the risks of specific sexual activities and the benefits of contraception and others that focus primarily on encouraging teens to delay sex." The Post adds, "Although the program is being hailed by many adolescent health experts, it is being denounced by some on both sides of the abstinence debate."