How can we get people in DC to understand that abstinence only education is not the best tool to fight AIDS?

Question

More options are better when informing people about their choices, especially about sexuality.

Answer 1

I totally agree that abstinence-only education is difficient and misguided. Apparently, youth who only receive such information have as high rates as the general population of teen pregnancy and STDs, so it is proven not to be effective.

Unfortunately, many in the current administration want to let their moral orientation be the only method of determining how to set policy. I've seen spokespeople say that if you even talk about using birth control and condoms, for instance, that it sends the wrong message. Such groups have even been known to use incorrect or distorted statistics to make their case. Only when objective and less partisan groups can get more publicity can complete and correct information get out and government policy be set according to fact, not fiction.

Answer 2

Why are you focusing only on people in DC? Because they are morally deficient?
Abstinence is the choice for monks and nuns. Who wants to live like that? What's wrong with encouraging masturbation? It's the safest form of sex there is.
As for other forms of sex, condoms are highly effective at preventing the spread of disease. Human Papilloma Virus is the big worry among the Christian fanatics right now, but a vaccine for that has just been approved. Besides, hand jobs are very safe providing there are no breaks in the skin. If you're really worried, a hand job with a rubber glove on should protect you against anything.