U.S. Exports Abstinence-Only to China

Sex Education

Updated Apr. 24, 2017 5:51PM EDT / Published Sep. 03, 2010 8:26AM EDT

Who says that America has no exports? Focus on the Family has started an abstinence-only education program in China’s Yunnan province—the fruits of a several-year effort to get a foothold in the country. The Yunnan ministry of education agreed to the program and has trained 512 teachers from half the school districts in the province in the curriculum. It’s one of several international programs by Focus, which has had success with abstinence-only programs in the Muslim world. Focus has had to pledge to the Chinese government to not proselytize.

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U.S. Exports Abstinence-Only to China