abstinence

Abstinence Classes a Bust

Apr 14, 2007
So much for just saying no as a sex education policy: A large-scale congressional study of the effects of costly abstinence education programs in American schools concluded that one or two years of classroom indoctrination had no significant impact on if and when teens have sex.

95% of Americans Have Had Premarital Sex

Dec 20, 2006
A new study of 38,000 Americans has found that 95 percent had premarital sex, challenging the wisdom of the abstinence-only sex education programs favored by the Bush administration According to the study's author: "It would be more effective to provide young people with the skills and information they need to be safe once they become sexually active -- which nearly everyone eventually will".

Bush Appoints Pro-Abstinence Family Planning Chief

Nov 18, 2006
The Bush administration has selected a doctor, above, who opposes premarital sex, contraception and abortion to direct the $283-million office that oversees programs for teen pregnancy, family planning and abstinence programs. This despite the fact that 80 percent of Americans want contraception taught in sex ed classes. ALSO: If you haven't vomited yet today, check out Abstinence.net.
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Bush & Co. Pushing Abstinence on Adults

Oct 31, 2006
The federal government is expanding the scope of its abstinence programs to people up to age 29 -- proving yet again that the federal government takes its marching orders from Christian evangelicals who believe that Jesus is offended by premarital sex. (h/t: Huff Po) A relevant aside: H.L. Mencken defined puritanism as "the haunting fear that somebody, somewhere, is having a good time."

Abstinence War Room

May 25, 2006
Check out this documentary about a faith-based abstinence program that religious-right forces installed in New Mexico public schools. Watch for the part about the covert "purity" war room.

Teen Sex Less Risky in Europe Than U.S.

May 18, 2006
Western European teens have fewer pregnancies, and lower levels of STDs, than their American counterparts. Why? Because teens in Europe have easy access to contraceptives, confidential healthcare and comprehensive sex education. Teen sex is seen as a healthy thing. (Compare that to America's puritanical, ineffective abstinence programs.)