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| Thursday, December 10, 2009, 8:24 am | |
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I have some great news. Congress allocated $114.5 million toward teen pregnancy prevention initiatives that are medically accurate, age-appropriate, and discuss abstinence as well as contraception. This new initiative would fund teen pregnancy prevention programs that have been rigorously evaluated and proven effective as well as innovative approaches. Programs that address the behavioral risk factors that underlie teen pregnancy will also be available for funding. These new funds will fall under the purview of the newly established Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Furthermore, the appropriations bill eliminates all existing funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs. Ab-Only is gone!!!! Congress has also lifted the DC abortion ban for Medicaid recipients. This morning the C-J ran a great editorial taking both Ben Chandler and Senator Evan Bayh to task for proclaiming themselves pro-choice and voting for the Stupak-Pitts and Nelson-Hatch amendments. You can find the story here. Also, the Kentucky Supreme Court will hear a case today in which a pregnant woman, Ina Cochran, was arrested for wanton endangerment of her fetus for ingesting cocaine while pregnant. We all know the consequences if the court rules against Ms. Cochran. The state can choose to prosecute women for smoking, drinking, or other activities that might have negative outcomes for the fetus, which I fear would unfairly target women of color and low-income women. You can watch the oral arguments at 10 AM. Click this link and click Watch Supreme Court Live. You can also read more about the case here, here, and here. |
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