Monday, February 1, 2010

Study Shows Abstinence-Only Sex Education IS Effective

From the Washington Post, Feb 1, 2010

Sex education classes that focus on encouraging children to remain abstinent can convince a significant proportion to delay sexual activity, researchers report in landmark study. The abstinence program had no negative effects on condom use among youth in the study, which has been a major criticism of the abstinence approach.

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http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/ZTVJ68/4B3DA/V1J9QO/KUYPS9/L3M3T/B7/t

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

My sister was a teenage mom and felt very disappointed about the way her life was going... until she met Diane Garnick. Diane was also a teenage mom, but turned her life around.

It goes to show you that while the classes are helpful, even if you make a mistake, it's still possible to make a great life for yourself.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diane-Garnick/188133090053