History & Causes of the Problem

Since 1996, the U.S. has wasted more than $1.5 billion in federal and state funding on abstinence-only programs.

A 10 year government study of the Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage program found that the courses do not fulfill their whole purpose - to delay sexual initiation.

Sex education in the United States dates back to the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century.