Sex Ed in the Miami Valley Remains Controversial ; Governor Announced in March That Ohio Would Reject Title V Funding for Abstinence-Only Classes.

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Fynecia Hines says she learned about contraceptives through her friends that were taking them.

At 19, she's now pregnant with her second child.

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Sex Ed in the Miami Valley Remains Controversial ; Governor Announced in March That Ohio Would Reject Title V Funding for Abstinence-Only Classes.

Hines attended Trotwood schools, a district that stresses abstinence until marriage and steers clear of hot topics such as abortion and homosexuality. She now wishes she was given more sex education.

"They left us pretty much in the dark," said Hines, who now attends a charter school and takes care of her son, Kirk.

Hines said the abstinence message is good -- and one she wishes she had heeded -- but it isn't enough for everyone. H...

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