Three Republicans on the New Hampshire Executive Council majority to refuse funding for an after-school sex education program for youth aimed at reducing teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The vote on Tuesday was 3-2 against the program, with Republican Councilwoman Janet Stevens co-voting with Democrat Cinde Warmington for the $682,000 funding. The Council has approved the treaty in the past. Councilors this year raised concerns that parents did not have enough say in the program. The program would have helped nearly 1,000 people in Manchester and the Claremont/Sullivan County area, both of which have been identified as having the highest teenage birth rates in the state, said Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette. Democratic US Senator Jeanne Shaheen is “actively” working to determine how federal funding can be allocated to the program, a spokeswoman for her office said in an email. In July, for the fourth time in less than a year, the council rejected family planning contracts that would have funded cancer screening, sexually transmitted disease testing and other routine health services. Republican city councilors had previously raised concerns that public money would fund abortions and continued to vote no even after audit reports confirmed the funds were not mixed up.
Three Republicans on the New Hampshire Executive Council majority to refuse funding for an after-school sex education program for youth aimed at reducing teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
The vote on Tuesday was 3-2 against the program, with Republican Councilwoman Janet Stevens co-voting with Democrat Cinde Warmington for the $682,000 funding.
The Council has approved the treaty in the past. Councilors this year raised concerns that parents did not have enough say in the program.
The program would have helped nearly 1,000 people in Manchester and the Claremont/Sullivan County area, both of which have been identified as having the highest teenage birth rates in the state, said Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette.
Democratic US Senator Jeanne Shaheen is “actively” working to determine how federal funding can be allocated to the program, a spokeswoman for her office said in an email.
In July, for the fourth time in less than a year, the council rejected family planning contracts that would have funded cancer screening, sexually transmitted disease testing and other routine health services. Republican city councilors had previously raised concerns that public money would fund abortions and continued to vote no even after audit reports confirmed the funds were not mixed up.