The administration has added rules that effectively raise the spending for abstinence-only programs in some countries to well in excess of 33 percent.

You note that in abstinence-only programs, "at no point do the teachers invite questions, which could pull the classes into unplanned areas."

The United States government has provided federal funds for abstinence-only programs since 1996; however, that funding was discontinued in 2010.

Ms. Haffner's group has long criticized abstinence-only programs as ineffective.

Mrs. Clinton made clear that she did not favor abstinence-only programs of sexual education.

What kind of psychological damage is created by the messages in the abstinence-only programs you describe?

Some studies have shown abstinence-only programs to have no positive effects.

Their research shows that abstinence-only programs don't work.

We also fought it because there is no evidence that abstinence-only programs have any effect on sexual behaviors.