April 2009

Title V Abstinence Only Funding Sex Education is set to expire on June 30, 2007.

Title V is a federally funded program funded under the 1996 federal welfare reform law (Section 510(b) of Title V of the Social Security Act). Title V has been allocated $50 million each year for states to teach abstinence-only programs.

Abstinence only sex education programs prohibit discussion on contraception, including condoms, except for failure rates.

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