What Will it Do?

The organization Advocates for Youth explains that, the REAL Act would fund programs with important characteristics, including:

Being age-appropriate and medically accurate;

Not teaching or promoting religion;

Teaching that abstinence is the only certain way to avoid pregnancy or sexual transmission of diseases;

Stressing the value of abstinence while not ignoring young people who have had or are having sex;

Providing accurate information about the health benefits and side effects of all contraceptives and barrier methods as a means to prevent pregnancy;

Providing information about the health benefits of condoms and other barrier methods as a means to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases,including HIV;

Encouraging family communication about sexuality;

Teaching skills for making responsible decisions about sex, including how to avoid unwanted verbal, physical, and sexual advances and how not to make unwanted verbal, physical, and sexual advances;

Teaching that alcohol and drug use can affect the ability to make responsible decision's