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Direct linkBoonstra, Heather D. – Guttmacher Institute, 2009
In 1981, the first grants for what later came to be called "abstinence-only" programs were authorized under the Adolescent Family Life Act (AFLA). Sponsored by congressional family planning opponents, AFLA was promoted as a "family-centered" alternative to contraceptive counseling and services to teenagers; instead, this…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Adolescents, Contraception
