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Abstinence or Abstinence-Only Education Verses Safe Sex Education: Which is the Best Solution?The belief exists that teaching abstinence education is a waste of time. Is it right to assume that children and teenagers won't choose to abstain so they might as well be taught about "safe sex" instead? Following is a comprehensive look into this matter- Parents Funding Abstinence-Only Sex EducationOne of the big news flashes on the scene last year was the fact that for the first time in about 10 years; the federal government would not be funding abstinence-only in their sex education programs.
Abstinence-Only in Texas Only Creates More PregnanciesIn less than two weeks we will vote for almost seventy different political positions in Texas. We must make sure these future leaders do not repeat the same failed sex education strategy.
Abstinence-Only Programs Criticized at AIDS ConferenceWhile the PEPFAR program is criticized for its emphasis on abstinence, Obama's Global Health Initiative will cover more bases.- The Importance of Sex EducationA look at the need for sex education in schools and the effects of abstinence only programs, as seen in the state of Mississippi.
Not Abstinence-Only, but Waiting by ChoiceBiological, social, and personal reasons for choosing to wait until marriage to have sex - not just because an abstinence-only program "scared" you into it - written by a person who is choosing to wait.
Boys and Sex...And Sex...And SexA new online survey asking boys and young men about sex, plus a new abstinence education study, reveal surprising results.
Can Abstinence-Only Teaching Be Effective? What Parents Can Do to Help KidsTeaching kids about abstinence, can teaching kids about abstinence work, teaching teens about chastity, how do you talk to your teens about abstinence, tips for effectively teaching kids why they should not have premarital sex- The Just Say No Approach: Do Abstinence-only Programs Work?Discussing the good and bad of abstinence education.
- Is an Abstinence-Only Policy Really What's Best for Our Students?This ponders the effects that abstinence only policies have on teenagers (or students in general).
The Case for Comprehensive Sex Education in SchoolsComprehensive sex education is the only kind of sex education that belongs in our schools. There is no place for religion-derived, abstinence-only programs.- Abstinence-Only Education is Not EnoughAbstinence-Only education, which obtained government funding until 2009, still exists in many schools across the country despite its gender stereotypical, exclusive and ineffective teachings.
Obama on Federal Funding for No-Sex EducationRegardless of Bristol's, or Sarah's, opinion it appears that the Obama administration will no longer allow the United States government to fund abstinence-only education.- Body Politic: The Abstinence-Only FailureTeen pregnancy and abortion rates have skyrocketed. Hit especially hard are the Abstinence-Only areas of the country.
- Sex EducationAbstinence only sex education doesn't work well.
- A Type of Wood Immune to PledgePeople pledging abstinence are approximately six times more likely to engage in oral or anal sex compared to those not making the pledge. In other words, abstinence-only education sucks. Or sodomizes.
Abstinence Only EducationAbstinence only education, what it is and why studies show it doesn't work.- Why Abstinence-Only Sex Education FailsMost of the debate about abstinence-only vs. comprehensive sex education centers around the question, "should teens have sex?" In this article, I discuss why this question is utterly beside the point.
Teen Sex-Ed Debates: Abstinence Only Vs. Comprehensive Sex EducationWhat is the most effective way of educating teens about sexual health and safety? This article reviews the current debates over sex education in our public high schools.- Sexual Abstinence Programs Don't Work Now and Never Will, Says Advocates for Youth"Yesterday's vote by House Democrats to allocate an unprecedented $141 million to failed abstinence-only programs is a slap in the face to science-based public health."
- Funding, Ideologies, Consequences and Implications of Abstinence-Only Sex Education ProgramsThough federally-funded abstinence-only sex education programs in the U.S. are decried as failures, the federal government is nevertheless increasing funding for such programs, which ignore lesbian, gay, and queer sexual existence and otherwise disappoint our children.
- Abstinence Only or the Whole Picture?Abstinence is not working in our society.
- Sex Education: Another Bush Administration Fund MisallocationAbstinence-only sex education have been approved to recieve $900 million in a five year period. The problem: it doesn't work.
- Reach for the STARSInstead of teaching children how to be safe while having sex, we must teach them the value of waiting. STARS has played a major part in Oregon's declining teenage pregnancy rate since the program began in 1995.
- Effects of Abstinence-only Based Sex Education from a College Freshman's ViewpointMost teenagers seem to closely link sexuality with actually having sex, which alone is a forgivable mistake, yet the less justifiable error is how abstinence-only sexual education classes in public schools all too often continue to reinforce this notion.
- Senate Committee Cuts Funding to Abstinence Only Program, Raises Funds for Family Planning ProgramThe Senate Appropriations Committee decided to decrease funding to the Community Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) by 28 million dollars. A sub-committee voted on the measure on Tuesday; the full committee approved the decision on Thursday.
Abstinence-Only Sex Education is Asking for DisasterThe United States is the only developed nation who still stands by abstinence only sex education in the face of research proving its negative, unhealthy effects. Something needs to be done!- New Study Proves Abstinence Only Education is FailingCongress ordered study shows no difference from students who took the course and those who did not.
Study Indicates that Teaching Abstinence Only in Schools Doesn't Equal Less Sex for StudentsCongress has released results of a new study showing that students who attend "abstinence" classes were just as likely as other teenagers to have sexual relationships as teenagers.- Is Abstinence-Only Education Useless?According to newest study, abstinence-only sex education is useless. Teens who partake in abstinence program have just as much sex as regular sex-ed students!
- Sex Education: Why Teach Abstinence Only?Why I plan to teach my children about sex from an abstain-till-marriage viewpoint instead of a "safe sex" viewpoint.
- Just Say No, Abstinence Education and the Problems with Zero-Tolerance PoliciesAs a policy that is philosophically identical to Mrs. Reagan's 'Just Say No' program, abstinence-only education is impractical and fails to address numerous social issues.
- Do Abstinence-only Programs Work?Highlights several different abstinence-only programs and the findings for each.
'Abstinence Only' Undermines the War on HIV/AIDSCongress should be applauded for allocating funds to fight the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. However, along with the funding, Congress needs to address some spending policies that are having a negative impact on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Perhaps fore- Can Christian Coitus Continue to Be Chaste and Conservative?Christians are commonly thought of as very conservative about sex and speak against sex before marriage, but even enjoying sex seems to be a sin to some these days. What about Christians who think it's fine to enjoy sex in holy matrimony?
Oral Sex Between Second Graders in California ClassroomSecond grade students reported that a boy and girl were having oral sex in the classroom, and claim the teacher saw but did nothing. A teacher has been suspended during the investigation.
Texas Board of "Educators" Debate RealityWhile Texas "educators" debate nonsense like human/ dinosaur co-habitation our students are being set up to fail. What we don't invent today we buy tomorrow. If we are not making students world leaders we are regulating them to followers.- Real Parents Want Real Sex EdOne mother's fight begins to bring comprehensive sex ed to her daughter's school and remove the abstinence only sex ed curriculum once and for all.
- Want Extra Credit? Submit to Guilt, Shame and MisinformationThis is one mother's battle to convince the school district to stop teaching abstinence until marriage sex Ed and instead teach comprehensive sex education.
- The American Approach to SexSexuality is the most natural human instinct, yet it is so often looked upon as being shameful. The Puritan principles on which the country was founded are still affecting sex in America today.
