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How the AIDS Epidemic Led to the Creation of Sex Ed in America

The Adolescent Family Life Act (AFLA), nicknamed the “chastity bill,” was a federal law that provided funding for teen pregnancy prevention under Ronald Reagan’s Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. AFLA specifically funded programs that solely promoted abstinence, and specifically did not provide funding for any programs that taught about abortion or contraception. This often led to direct federal funding of religious abstinence-only programs, and led to a loss in funding for comprehensive sex ed programs.

Posted in: History on 09/01/2025 | Link to this post on IFP |
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