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One of the serious drawbacks to the Bush Administration's subsidy for abstinence programs is that it makes the program exclusive. The school must teach only abstinence and is not permitted to include any mention of condoms, VD treatment, birth control, etc. It looks cute but, I think, it's not very realistic.

Many schools have adopted an abstinence message as a way to discourage teenagers from engaging in sexual activity, and the Alan Guttmacher Institute isn't happy about it.

That says it all. No teenage sex, no 'unwanted' pregnancy, no abortion mill profits for Planned Parenthood. The rest of the complaint is all smoke.

One of the serious drawbacks to the Bush Administration's subsidy for abstinence programs is that it makes the program exclusive.

Well, 'cute' or not, if you attempt to teach sexual abstinence and then teach so-called 'safe sex' in the next breath, it's - at best - confusing to a teen and at worst, hypocritical and will be seen as a false premise to teenagers. 'Don't do it because......", then - 'If you do have sex, do this first......".
Abstinence is exclusive.

The school must teach only abstinence and is not permitted to include any mention of condoms, VD treatment, birth control, etc.

Neither condoms, VD, birth control OR abstinence are school subjects. Get them all out of school and teach some actual school subjects. How radical would that be??