At the time I talked with Dr. Realini about her abstinence plus program, I had heard speculation that there would be less federal funding, or perhaps no federal funding, for abstinence only programs -- which would be a big change from the Bush administration.
Dr. Realini wasn't sure about the status of that funding; however, after the television program, I received information about a bill passed by the U.S. Senate on March 10, 2009.
The scoop is this: the Senate passed the FY 2009 Omnibus Spending bill with a $7.5 million increase for Title X and a provision that reverses a provision in the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act that limited access to affordable contraceptives for many safety-net providers and college and university health centers.
Congress also cut $14 million in funds for Community Based Abstinence Education Program.
What a difference an election can make, huh?
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