[dissention]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

WHERE is YOUR data?

Here's some:

Teen sex increased after abstinence program
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6894568/

ABSTINENCE-ONLY EDUCATION
http://www.siecus.org/pubs/fact/fact0001.html

To date, six studies of abstinence-only programs have been published. None of these studies found consistent and significant program effects on delaying the onset of intercourse, and at least one study provided strong evidence that the program did not delay the onset of intercourse. Thus, the weight of evidence indicates that these abstinence-only programs do not delay the onset of intercourse. 10

A study of 7,326 seventh and eighth graders in California who participated in an abstinence-only program found that the program did not have a measurable impact upon either sexual or contraceptive behaviors. 11

Nearly two-thirds of teenagers think teaching "Just Say No" is an ineffective deterrent to teenage sexual activity. 12

The National Institutes of Health's Consensus Panel on AIDS said in February 1997 that the abstinence-only approach to sexuality education "places policy in direct conflict with science and ignores overwhelming evidence that other programs (are) effective. 13