It looks like the Bush administration is up to even more human rights violations than previously thought. According to a recent New York Times article:
In May, the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists called the Bush administration’s increased financing of abstinence-only programs at the expense of comprehensive sex education a violation of children’s human rights.
“Over 40 percent of 15-year-olds are sexually active and they’re not getting information on how to protect themselves from pregnancy and diseases,” Barnaby B. Barratt, the association’s president, said in an interview.
Wow! And I thought abortion and the genocide in Rawanda were bad. Imagine these children being denied their basic human right to have sex! The next thing you know, 15-year-olds will be denied the right to vote. It’s a slippery slope, my friends…
Isn’t it amazing how the problem now is “they’re not getting information on how to protect themselves from pregnancy and diseases.” Shouldn’t the real problem be “Over 40% of 15-year-olds are sexually active.” Who are these AASECT members? They can’t even identify their most obvious problem.