Now Can We Stop Funding Abstinence-Only Ed?

Milhouse VanHouten

VictoryGin wrote:

Birth control credited with drop in teen pregnancy Thu Nov 30, 8:33 PM ET

The dramatic declines in teenage pregnancy rates noted in the United States between 1995 and 2002 were largely due to improved contraceptive use, not to abstinence, a new study shows.

"These data suggest that the U.S. appears to be following patterns seen in other developed countries where increased availability and increased use of modern contraceptives have been primarily responsible for declines in teenage pregnancy rates," Santelli and colleagues write.

"Our findings," they conclude, "raise questions about current U.S. government policies that promote abstinence from sexual activity as the primary strategy to prevent adolescent pregnancy."

SOURCE: American Journal of Public Health, January 2007.

Oh, you. With your "facts" and "documented data gathered from studies'. That's not what wins an arguement. You gotta ask the same irrelevant question over and over, no matter how many times it gets answered, don't you know that?

keeponrockin

darkcrow wrote:

if you are going to teach sex education then you need to teach it all. of course if you dont have sex then you wont get an STI but if you are going to ahve sex then do the right thing and use protection. i went to catholic school and they did not teach sex education at all except to say "DONT DO IT!" but my science teacher was cool, he said: "hey guys i cant tell you to use condoms becuase it is a catholic school... but dont be stupid, use one." what a dude.

That guy is awesome!

Ahnimus

Milhouse VanHouten wrote:

Oh, you. With your "facts" and "documented data gathered from studies'. That's not what wins an arguement. You gotta ask the same irrelevant question over and over, no matter how many times it gets answered, don't you know that?

That seems to be the nature of society. Facts don't mean shit, verbal diarrhea wins every time.

decides2dream

surferdude wrote:

Why do you care if abortion rates go lower unless you have an issue with abortions?

rather simplistic eh?
i am pro-choice....but this does not mean i don't care about abortion numbers, and caring does not mean i have issues with em either. it simply means i care about women's health, and if abortions can be avoided, it's in their best interest. i think most, if not all, who are pro-choice would love pregnancy prevention to come first and foremost...and abortions a viable, safe option if that rare accidental pregnancy occurs. it IS an invasive procedure, so whether one supports the rights of access to such does not mean we wouldn't like to see less of them occur.

darkcrow wrote:

if you are going to teach sex education then you need to teach it all. of course if you dont have sex then you wont get an STI but if you are going to ahve sex then do the right thing and use protection. i went to catholic school and they did not teach sex education at all except to say "DONT DO IT!" but my science teacher was cool, he said: "hey guys i cant tell you to use condoms becuase it is a catholic school... but dont be stupid, use one." what a dude.

agreed. comprehensive sex education is paramount....ALL forms of birth control should be discussed in depth, and yes, that does include abstinence, but not exclusively.

funny, i went to catholic school as well, and i imagine i am a good deal older than you...and yes, we DID have comprehensive sex education. we were taught about ALL forms of BC...and then yes, we were taught that the church does not condone the use of BC, and how a 'good catholic' should go about family planning.


anyhoo....VG...whaddya think? abstinence-only sex ed didn't make sense in the first place, so why do you think they'd stop pushing for it now? :rolleyes: