WHEREAS, the fallout from the Sexual Revolution has left our nation a legacy of STD's of epidemic proportion, booming rates of out-of-wedlock teen pregnancy, the social consequences of millions of single parent families as well as a tremendous financial burden for taxpayers, and

WHEREAS, abstinence from sexual relations until marriage is the only 100% effective method to prevent these consequences, and

WHEREAS, Abstinence Education programs for young people have been proven to be effective in changing attitudes regarding sexual relations before marriage, and

WHEREAS, Abstinence Education programs for the young have, in fact, been credited by the public health officials with improving the rates of out-of-wedlock pregnancy among teenagers, therefore be it:

RESOLVED, that the ACPM go on record as approving those Abstinence Education Programs for young people which incorporate the 8 criteria for federal-to-state funding for Abstinence Education programs as astated in Section 510 (b) (2) of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 which amends Title V of the Social Security Act (http://www.thomas.gov/???).