W hen New York says no to federal matching funds, it's usually fair to question the motives, and fiscal acumen, of those charged with managing state finances. But the Spitzer administration needs no such scrutiny for refusing $3.2 million in federal matching funds for abstinence-only programs. Saying no was not only the right answer, it was the only responsible one.
There's no question that promoting abstinence among middle-school pupils is a worthy goal. In an ideal world, youngsters would wait until marriage before having sex. And that, in turn, would spare young women from unwanted pregnancies, and teens from fear of contracting sexually transmitted diseases, …
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