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I think this study also has only been able to look at these kids two years after the fact; as in an average age of 14, so its true effectiveness on teen pregnancy is not yet determined.
It also didn't compare the approach with a comprehensive program, from what I understand.
Do you have any Proof?
Didn't think so...
The link you provided said rates are rising among blacks and hispanics- those are Democratic constituencies, Dan, not the religious Right. Take a look around the Big Tent- it's the condom crowd that is driving the statistics up.
The results of the study can be spun into what evangelicals want to hear, but since the particulars contradict what evangelicals want to believe this study will never receive any government support.
Did you.
It states:
"On abstinence-only strategies: "The task force concludes that there is insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of group-based abstinence education delivered to adolescents to prevent pregnancy, HIV, and other sexually transmitted diseases."
"The finding of insufficient evidence [for abstinence-based sex ed] really means that based on the evidence available, the task force COULD NOT COME TO ANY CONCLUSIONS," Randy Elder, PhD, the CDC's scientific director of systematic reviews, tells WebMD. "It is really a big question mark, with the implication being WE NEED MORE RESEARCH in this area before we can make any determination whether this intervention does or doesn’t work."
Lo and Behold, the study in today's article provides that additional research and found that "Sex education classes that focus on encouraging children to remain abstinent can persuade a significant proportion to delay sexual activity".
The "increase" among white teens was 0.7 in 1000.
That is a whopping 0.07% increase!
-hold on- I have to sit down- I'm swooning...
That is what folks call a "statistically insignificant" change.
And the "increase" was only over one year, the difference from 2005 to 2006. More recent numbers are not available.
A 0.07% "increase" in one year does not a trend make.
It might be less painful, Dan, to admit you were wrong and STFU before you make a bigger ass of yourself.
If you actually look at what this program was comparing, it was this kind of abstinence education vs a regular health class with no sex ed. That's a deceptive comparison. The true study would be to compare an abstinence class vs a comprehensive sex ed class.
We have been pleased with the program our children are being taught, and it has made for open and easy talks with them. It is my opinion that educating and empowering children helps them to maintain their innocence free from ignorance.
Watch yourself.
Dan urges kids to have "100% safe foolproof GAY SEX".
Oh yeah, I'm sure they were completely honest.
And the fact is, those abstinence-only classes kept kids from sex for only about two years, then they started having sex--unprotected sex, because they still didn't have a clue about condoms and B.C., whereas the sex-ed classes that taught about B.C. may have kids having sex earlier, but what the survey fails to see is that those kids were not getting pregnant, because they had the education they needed to stay unpregnant and STD free, which is what all sex-ed should be focused on anyway. Not "no sex before marriage," it should be "no babies before marriage, and no STDs ever."
totally.
like, how is it that homosexuals are 59% of all new AIDS cases in America?
what's up with that?
@20: Totally.
Like, how is it that religious wackos are the vast majority of logic-spurning ass bastards in America?
What's up with that?
So...just 'cause everybody does it DOES NOT mean we should ever talk to our kids about it being a safer route than actual sex with another human being. To me this was the epitome of the right's hypocrisy- that the mere mention of bangin' the bishop incensed them to mouth-frothing rage.
My boys were all taught from a young age that masturbation was a much better alternative than early sex, and they should never feel badly about it, or that it wasn't a legitimate means of sexual gratification. No std's or un-planned pregnancies ever occurred, and they all had sex when *they* were ready, not because their randy dicks drove them to it.
The right's hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Real great program you got there, folks.
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…
don't miss the part about GAY SEX !
link to the study info:http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/164/2/152?home
"Touch a breast, go to jail."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhLBFek49…
The second video is great. Two girls who got pregnant their first time, no mention of birth control, and a bunch of terribly depressing feelings that could have been prevented with comprehensive sex education. Imagine, you inundate girls with the message that their virginity is sacred, and they get upset and depressed when they lose it, even though their bodies were responding naturally.