Morphine Prince 109,998 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Dozens of teen pregnancy prevention programs deemed ineffective by President Donald Trump's administration will lose more than $200 million in funding following a surprise decision to end five-year grants after only three years. The administration's assessment is in sharp contrast with that of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which credited the program with contributing to an all-time low rate of teen pregnancies. Rachel Fey of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy said Tuesday that grantees under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program were given no explanation when notified this month their awards will end next June. The program, begun under President Barack Obama's administration, receives about $100 million a year. "We know so little about the rationale behind cutting short these grants," said Fey, who said the teen birth rate has fallen by about 40 percent nationally since the program went into effect in 2010. The focus of the program is on evidence-based interventions aimed at preventing teen pregnancy. It does not pay for or provide contraceptives. A Health and Human Services spokesman said late Tuesday that an evaluation of the first round of grants released last fall found only four of 37 programs studied showed lasting positive impacts. Most of the other programs had no effect or were harmful, the department said, including three that it said increased the likelihood that teens would have unprotected sex and become pregnant. "Given the very weak evidence of positive impact of these programs, the Trump administration, in its ... 2018 budget proposal, did not recommend continued funding for the TPP program," the department statement said. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists urged the administration "not to turn back the clock" on progress. "It's as though the evidence and the facts don't matter," ACOG President Dr. Haywood Brown said. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-cuts-short-anti-teen-pregnancy-grants-180439875.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 174,637 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 5 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: "It's as though the evidence and the facts don't matter," They don't! Not to Trump. He lives in his own little world So f*cking stupid oh my god. Can we please be done with him already? Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyBabe 22,836 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I'm seething right now. ⚯͛ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Hollywood 37,364 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Republicans...don't want to pay for prevention, education, abortion or care of children. The GOP creates problems. They are not problem solvers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacify Him 9,073 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 44 minutes ago, Saint Hollywood said: Same. Let me stan her for a bit I’m getting on your nerves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born To Slay 10,996 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Wow, it's almost like the GOP secretly loves abortions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed 7,716 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Saint Hollywood said: i hate americans lemme disrespect this innocent food service person real quick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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