Some Abstinence Programs Mislead Teens, Report Says (washingtonpost.com): "Many American youngsters participating in federally funded abstinence-only programs have been taught over the past three years that abortion can lead to sterility and suicide, that half the gay male teenagers in the United States have tested positive for the AIDS virus, and that touching a person's genitals 'can result in pregnancy'...; that 'A 43-day-old fetus is a thinking person; HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, can be spread via sweat and tears; [and] Condoms fail to prevent HIV transmission as often as 31 percent of the time in heterosexual intercourse.'

"Some course materials cited in Waxman's report present as scientific fact notions about a man's need for 'admiration' and 'sexual fulfillment' compared with a woman's need for 'financial support.' One book in the 'Choosing Best' series tells the story of a knight who married a village maiden instead of the princess because the princess offered so many tips on slaying the local dragon. 'Moral of the story,' notes the popular text: 'Occasional suggestions and assistance may be alright, but too much of it will lessen a man's confidence or even turn him away from his princess.'"

And then there are the statements that are wrong just for the sake of being wrong, without any apparent policy justification, like "twenty-four chromosomes from the mother and twenty-four chromosomes from the father join to create this new individual."