PRINTER'S NO. 923

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No. 70 Session of 1999

        INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, HOLL, TOMLINSON, BOSCOLA, MURPHY,
           O'PAKE, HART, KASUNIC, EARLL, THOMPSON AND TILGHMAN,
           APRIL 19, 1999

        INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 19, 1999

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Recognizing the week of May 2 through 8, 1999, as "Chastity
     2     Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania and encouraging participation
     3     in "Chastity Day" presentations for schools and youth groups.

     4     WHEREAS, Chastity promotes sexual self-control, self-esteem
     5  and self-respect, regardless of previous sexual behavior; and
     6     WHEREAS, Chastity places sexual intercourse within the
     7  context of marriage; and
     8     WHEREAS, Teenage pregnancy outside of marriage is a
     9  continuing problem in our society; and
    10     WHEREAS, Each year 1 million teenagers become pregnant, with
    11  about 70% of these teenage mothers unmarried and more than 40%
    12  of them school dropouts; and
    13     WHEREAS, Abstaining from sexual activity is the only certain
    14  way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted
    15  diseases and related emotional trauma; and
    16     WHEREAS, "Chastity Day" presentations have been delivered for
    17  numerous schools and youth groups, with an annual attendance of
    18  over 10,000 participants; and

     1     WHEREAS, Presentations are made by members of the Chastity
     2  Education Network under the Family Life Educational Foundation,
     3  experienced chastity educators and teens who provide peer
     4  testimony; and
     5     WHEREAS, Parent meetings are held to encourage the discussion
     6  of chastity in the home setting; and
     7     WHEREAS, Chastity education emphasizes the powerful effect
     8  that alcohol and drug use have in increasing vulnerability to
     9  sexual advances and preventing good decision making; therefore
    10  be it
    11     RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of May 2 through
    12  8, 1999, as "Chastity Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania and
    13  encourage participation in "Chastity Day" presentations for
    14  schools and youth groups; and be it further
    15     RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
    16  the Family Life Educational Foundation.










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