The Daily Background

On Jenna Bush, pictured at right:

Safe sex is encouraged through-out her new book, even though the Bush administration’s hotly contested HIV-prevention campaign was built around a staunch “abstinence only” message. “In Africa my dad’s policies are pretty much in line with mine, but not domestically,” says Bush, referring to her father’s ABC (abstain, be faithful, use a condom) policy in Africa. “But it’s a personal decision. All of us want our kids to be safe, and there’s no doubt that condoms make our kids safe. And many girls don’t have the choice—they are exploited sexually. It’s important they stay protected and protect others.”

Okay, two things come to mind. Obviously she’s parting ways with Bush’s policy of abstinence-only sex ed being the one and only moral (”moral”) method of contraception and disease-prevention. But what’s up with her assertion that it’s okay for Americans to have safe-sex, but that people in Africa should be held to a different standard?

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