Breaking News from the GAO: Abstinence-Only Programs Not Reviewed for Scientific Accuracy

"Efforts by HHS and states to assess the scientific accuracy of materials used in abstinence-until-marriage education programs have been limited. This is because ACF - which awards grants through two programs that account for the largest portion of federal spending on abstinence-until-marriage education - does not review its grantees' education materials for scientific accuracy and does not require grantees of either program to review their own materials for scientific accuracy."

• Government Accountability Office report, "Abstinence Education: Efforts to Assess the Accuracy and Effectiveness of Federally Funded Programs"

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