The MCPS Sex-Ed Committee Admires 'Advocates for Youth'
In footnote 2, on page 4, of the 2003–2004 Annual Report of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Family Life and Human Development and Staff Response (the same MCPS Sex-Ed Committee that in June, 2004 appointed an 11 year old child as a full voting member) it states:

Advocates for Youth was established in 1980 as the Center for Population Options, and "champions efforts to help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health." See http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/about/vision.htm. Advocates for Youth is funded by the federal government (through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and a wide range of private organizations, including the Ford, Henry J. Kaiser Family, Andrew Mellon, and David and Lucille Packard Foundations. [emphasis added]

Earlier on page 4, Advocates for Youth is described as a,

reputable, mainstream organization

and the Committee cites them as a resource no less than seven times.

MAINSTREAM? RESPONSIBLE?

You be the judge.

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LESSON PLANS

The Advocates for Youth webiste includes very many Lesson Plans for the following stated purpose:

These lesson plans help educators provide the skills and support that young people need to protect themselves and their partners from unintended pregnancy and infection with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV.

Here are a couple of those Lesson Plans:

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LINK http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/lessonplans/ec2.htm

-Included within this fact sheet are the following Q&A points-

*Emergency contraceptive pills can cause abortion.

A: False. Emergency contraceptive pills work by preventing pregnancy, not by causing abortion.

*A teenager has the legal right to obtain emergency contraception without her parent's permission.

A: True. Teens in every state have the right to obtain emergency contraception without parental consent or notification. Most Planned Parenthood and health department clinics offer confidential services to teens. Nevertheless, some private physicians' offices and health clinics require parental consent.

*ECs can only be obtained from a doctor.

A: False. There are numerous ways to obtain a prescription. Call the National EC Hotline at 1-800-NOT-2-LATE to locate the nearest doctor or health clinic; call 1-800-230-PLAN to find the nearest Planned Parenthood health center. To find a nearby clinic, visit http://www.not-2-late.com/ or to get a prescription online visit http://www.virtualmedicalgroup.com/.

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LINK http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/lessonplans/sexdevelop.htm

Sexuality in preadolescent youth ages eight to 12

Masturbation increases during these years. Preadolescent boys and girls do not usually have much sexual experience, but they often have many questions. They usually have heard about sexual intercourse, petting, oral sex, and anal sex, homosexuality, rape and incest, and they want to know more about all these things. The idea of actually having sexual intercourse, however, is unpleasant to most preadolescent boys and girls.

Same-gender sexual behavior is common at this age. Boys and girls tend to play with friends of the same gender and are likely to explore sexuality with them. Masturbating together and looking at or caressing each other's genitals is common among preadolescent boys and girls. Such same-gender sexual behavior is unrelated to a child's sexual orientation.

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So let me get this straight,

>>Telling minors to obtain drugs online without consulting a physician, and,

>>Saying that mutual masturbation among 8 - 12 year old children is common and therefore advocating it

IS...MAINSTREAM??...and...RESPONSIBLE??

Wake up Montgomery County.

- posted by melissa @ 8:30 AM