Claim: Rick Santorum claimed that the Obama administration told an abstinence education group that it could "no longer promote marriage" to at-risk youth "as a way of avoiding poverty." That's not true, according to the group Santorum mentioned. At the Republican presidential debate on Jan. 16, Santorum said that Best Friends — an organization that promotes "character education" for girls in schools and promotes abstinence from premarital sex, as well as drugs and alcohol —
Fact-check: Santorum Wrong on Marriage  - FactCheck.org
Verdict: rick santorum claimed that the obama administration told an abstinence education group that it could "no longer promote marriage" to at-risk youth "as a way of avoiding poverty." that's not true, according to the group santorum mentioned. at the republican presidential debate on jan. 16, santorum said that best friends — an organization that promotes "character education" for girls in schools and promotes abstinence from premarital sex, as well as drugs and alcohol —
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2012-01-17T23:39:15