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Senator Deutch

Senator Deutch seeks more comprehensive sex education program

  • abstinence only education
  • comprehensive sex education
  • Florida
  • pregnancy
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  • STDs
  • STIs

Senator Ted Deutch (D-Boca Raton) wants local schools to teach a more comprehensive based sex education program.

"We need comprehensive sex education, which includes abstinence," said Deutch. "We know the sure form way to prevent pregnancy is by not having sex, but we need to ensure that our schools have comprehensive, medically accurate and age appropriate scientifically based information to prevent STDs and unwanted pregnancy as well.”

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