Action needed now! Please complete by Thursday afternoon, Jan. 29
The House Committee on Health will hear two bills on Friday morning that attack the use of abstinence only education via federal or state funding. The text of the bills repeats lies about studies on abstinence-only education.
HB 329 Relating to Health – requires the State to reject all Title V federal funding for mandated “abstinence-only-until-
HB 330 Relating to Comprehensive Sexuality Health Education – requires any recipient of state funding to provide medically accurate sexuality education. The so-called “factual education” and “medically accurate” should be recognized by “objective” professional organizations in the relevant fields. And you know who that will be…not the Elliot Institute [www.afterabortion.org] or The deVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research [www.deveber.org]. All the research we see reported on LifeNews.com will be completely discounted. The following pro-life reps are co-sponsoring (probably out of ignorance): Rida Cabanilla, Karen Awana, Mele Carroll.
Because written testimony is supposed to be sent in by Thursday morning at 8:30 am (24 hours prior), I am suggesting that you e-mail each of the committee members individually to express your concerns.
At the very least, ask that the bills not be heard at this time so the real story can be heard.
House Committee on Health
Rep. Ryan Yamane, Chair repyamane@capitol.hawaii.gov
Rep. Scott Nishimoto, Vice Chair repnishimoto@capitol.hawaii.
Rep. Della Au Belatti repbelatti@capitol.hawaii.gov
Rep. Joe Bertram repbertram@capitol.hawaii.gov
Rep. Tom Brower repbrower@capitol.hawaii.gov
Rep. Mele Carroll repcarroll@capitol.hawaii.gov
Rep. John Mizuno repmizuno@capitol.hawaii.gov
Rep. Maile Shimabukuro repshimabukuro@capitol.hawaii.
Rep. Lynn Finnegan repfinnegan@capitol.hawaii.gov
If you need some “wording,” check www.nrlc.org for their abstinence link.
