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PRESS RELEASES
Negative Congressional Hearing to Show Abstinence Education Has Positive Effects - Expert will testify research proves abstinence-centered education cuts teen sex by 50-percent (April 08)
New Studies Prove Abstinence Education Effective - Programs delay teen sex and reverse risky behavior in teens already sexually active (April 08)
ABSTINENCE UNDER ATTACK
Palm Beach County schools to teach 6th graders about condoms – schools abandoning abstinence-centered curriculum with a focus on relationships and goal-setting to students about “taboo” subjects to students….(Palm Beach Post)
Corsages and Condoms – Arizona school board votes to include condoms in high school prom gift bags … (Citizen Link)
Abstinence T-shirts Spark Threat of Lawsuit – VA high schools students claim they were told to cover up “Virginity Rocks” shirt ..…(WSLS-TV)
Middle school clinic in Maine offering birth control pills to students – Students must have written permission to be treated, but state law keeps type of treatment confidential (MSNBC)
Hook Up or Shut Up – Wall Street Journal Reviews “Sex and The Soul”, a book that outlines the sexual culture on college campuses (Wall Street Journal )
ABSTINENCE IN THE NEWS
Harvard Study: Promote abstinence instead of condoms – Research shows approach is reducing AIDS in Africa (www.newsblaze.com)
Study Shows VA Abstinence Programs Cut Teen Sex By 50-Percent – Findings published in American Journal of Health Behavior….(Medical News Today_)
Why is the teen pregnancy rate dropping? Policy analysis shows decline due to increased abstinence education ….(LifeSiteNews.com)
Abstinence Education is undersold – HHS Study shows “comprehensive” sex ed fails to promote abstinence or delay teen sex …(The News & Observer)
Alcohol prevention is taught to combat underage drinking ; Why are condoms tossed at teens when we don’t want them to have sex? National Review’s Fred Schwartz makes claim for abstinence education. (National Review)
Study Shows Sexual Activity Can Lead Teens To Deliquency -Teens who waited longer than average to have sex had delinquency rates 50 percent lower…(Science Daily)
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