PRINTER'S NO. 3356
No. 460 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY WOGAN, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD, BARRAR, BEBKO-
JONES, DALEY, DiGIROLAMO, EGOLF, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE,
GEIST, GRUCELA, HARHART, HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, LaGROTTA,
LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, MASLAND, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, METCALFE,
S. MILLER, PESCI, PIPPY, PISTELLA, READSHAW, ROHRER, RUBLEY,
SAMUELSON, SATHER, SAYLOR, SHANER, B. SMITH, STABACK, STERN,
TANGRETTI, TIGUE, TRUE, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, CIVERA AND ROBERTS,
APRIL 17, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 17, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 30 through May 6, 2000, as
2 "Chastity Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Chastity promotes sexual self-control, self-esteem
4 and self-respect, regardless of previous sexual behavior; and
5 WHEREAS, Chastity places sexual intercourse within the
6 context of marriage; and
7 WHEREAS, Teenage pregnancy outside of marriage is a
8 continuing problem in our society; and
9 WHEREAS, Each year 1 million teenagers become pregnant, with
10 about 70% of these teenage mothers being unmarried and more than
11 40% of them being school dropouts; and
12 WHEREAS, Abstaining from sexual activity is the only certain
13 way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted
14 diseases and related emotional trauma; and
1 WHEREAS, "Chastity Day" presentations have been delivered for
2 numerous schools and youth groups, with an annual attendance of
3 over 10,000 participants; and
4 WHEREAS, Presentations are made by members of the Chastity
5 Education Network under the Family Life Educational Foundation,
6 experienced chastity educators and teens who provide peer
7 testimony; and
8 WHEREAS, Parent meetings are held to encourage the discussion
9 of chastity in the home setting; and
10 WHEREAS, Chastity education emphasizes the powerful effect
11 that alcohol and drug use have in increasing vulnerability to
12 sexual advances and preventing good decision making; therefore
13 be it
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
15 week of April 30 through May 6, 2000, as "Chastity Awareness
16 Week" in Pennsylvania and encourage participation in "Chastity
17 Day" presentations for schools and youth groups; and be it
18 further
19 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
20 the Family Life Educational Foundation.
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