Implement comprehensive sexual education programs (as opposed to abstinence only) in high schools throughout the U.S.

Since 1997 the federal government has invested more than $1.5 billion dollars in abstinence-only programs – proven ineffective programs which censor or exclude important information that could help young people protect their health. In fact, until recently, programs which met a strict abstinence-only definition were the only type of sex education eligible for federal funding; no funding existed for comprehensive sex education, which stresses abstinence but also provides information about contraception and safe sexual practices. Evaluations of comprehensive sex education programs show that these programs can help youth delay onset of sexual activity, reduce the frequency of unsafe sexual activity, reduce number of sexual partners, and increase condom and contraceptive use.