STDs are at an all-time-high, but liberals are ignoring the only proven solution: marriage

Dec 24, 2016 by Jill

by Scott Phelps, LifeSite:

Marriage rates in the United States are at an all-time low. Reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases are at an all-time high. These two statistics share a clear and direct relationship, although you would not know it from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) annual reporting on the STD epidemic. What is so hard about saying what is true?

In 1983, there were no reported cases of chlamydia. In 1984, the CDC recorded 7,594 cases nationwide and after 32 years of prevention efforts, reported chlamydial infections have reached an all-time high of 1,526,658 cases in 2015. That’s an increase of 20,103 percent.

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, taxpayers spend $94,000,000 per year on STD prevention through the CDC. Despite this “prevention” effort, the CDC claims that: “The cost of STDs to the U.S. healthcare system is estimated to be as much as $16 billion annually.” This is a case study in failed governmental policy.

To no one’s surprise, STD prevention director Dr. Jonathan Mermin explains that the problem is a lack of funding: “STD prevention resources across the nation are stretched thin,” he said. “In recent years more than half of state and local STD programs have experienced budget cuts … ”

This is the typical government response: “We need more money!” One might reasonably ask, “What have you been doing all these years? What did you do with the money we already gave you?” No. The CDC doesn’t need more money. It needs common sense, rooted in fact.

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