Community | December 06, 2007 | 4 comments

Abstinence-only sex education is working, NOT!

source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/health/06birth.html?ex=1354597200&en=35ac1349acaf8656&ei=5...

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 ? The birth rate among teenagers 15 to 19 in the United States rose 3 percent in 2006, according to a report issued Wednesday, the first such increase since 1991. The finding surprised scholars and fueled a debate about whether the Bush administration?s abstinence-only sexual education efforts are working.

The federal government spends $176 million annually on such programs. But a landmark study recently failed to demonstrate that they have any effect on delaying sexual activity among teenagers, and some studies suggest that they may actually increase pregnancy rates.

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4 comments // Abstinence-only sex education is working, NOT!

  • Neghie
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      Neghie  

    • Um,....true, being abstinent is the safest option, but really, what planet are we living in if we think telling these kids to keep their pants on because it's the right thing to do is the way to go? Seriously, we are fighting against nature here.

      The real 'failsafe' is to get these kids to be responsible about their sex lives, virgins or not. The whole idea that we need to save our virtues only fly for the few who are devout and or have a built in big-brother, mean daddy system.

      Contraceptives are the true failsafe, because when he starts whispering sweet nothings in her ears and touching places she never knew had nerves, saying yes a just a stroke away. You'll be glad she popped the pill that morning.

    • 4 years ago
  • Sam_the_Wizer
  • Gelio
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      Gelio  

    • We were taught that way too--about all the contraceptives, but we were always reminded that abstinence is the only failsafe way to avoid pregnancy.

      Bush has been pres since '01, and '06 is the first year of the birthrate increase, so I think it would be hasty at this point to draw a correlation.

    • 4 years ago
  • speak_2my_heart
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      speak_2my_heart  

    • My school taught the entire line of contraceptives, and I think that should be the way it's taught. The only way to prevent pregnancy in teens who choose to engage in sexual activity is to provide a knowlege of birth control earlie on.

    • 4 years ago
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