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Tag: Virginity Pledges

Let’s Pledge to Stop Being Stupid About Teen Sex

By Ellen Goodman —

“Virginity pledges” are one of the ways that government officials measure whether abstinence-only education is “working.” They count the pledges as proof that teens will abstain. It turns out that this is like counting New Year’s resolutions as proof that you lost 10 pounds.