LifeNews reports the following pleasant surprise:
Pro-abortion Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat, has signed legislation that would require sex education programs in public schools to promote abstinence as the preferred sexual behavior for teens. The measure requires primary and secondary schools spend more time teaching abstinence education than other methods of preventing pregnancy.Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin and NARAL's Wisconsin affiliate both opposed the bill, and Doyle has frequently vetoed pro-life legislation on abortion.
From the governor's website:
Senate Bill 286 requires school health classes to emphasize that abstinence is the preferred behavior among students and that it is the most effective way to protect against sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancies.Looking from afar, Gov. Doyle's signature was quite unexpected. Perhaps some of our Wisconsin readers would care to comment ...Governor Doyle thanked Senators Mary Lazich and Glenn Grothman, as well as Representatives Mark Gundrum and Garey Bies for their work on the bill.
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