Bill Text: PA SR353 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of May 2010 as "Chastity Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-26 - Introduced and adopted [SR353 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR353-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2008
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 353 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY TOMLINSON, MAY 26, 2010
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 26, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2010 as "Chastity Awareness Month"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Chastity promotes sexual self-control, self-esteem
and self-respect; and
WHEREAS, Chastity places sexual intercourse within the
context of marriage; and
WHEREAS, Teenage pregnancy outside of marriage is a
continuing problem in our society; and
WHEREAS, Each year, more than one million teenagers become
pregnant, a significant number of teenage mothers are unmarried
and a large number of them have dropped out of school; and
WHEREAS, Abstaining from sexual activity is the only certain
way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted
diseases and related emotional trauma; and
WHEREAS, Chastity Day presentations have been delivered for
numerous schools and youth groups, with attendance of more than
30,000 participants; and
WHEREAS, Chastity education emphasizes the powerful effect
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that alcohol and drug use have in increasing vulnerability to
sexual advances and preventing good decision making; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of May 2010 as
"Chastity Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania and encourage
participation in "Chastity Awareness Month" presentations for
schools and youth groups.
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