Abstinence-only sex ed finds few scientific fans (SF Gate)
Posted in abstinence, birth control, education, health, politics, reproductive rights, violetblue on Feb 11th, 2007
Mike Weiss, Chronicle Staff Writer
There is no good scientific evidence that teaching abstinence to teenagers will by itself prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, say the authors of a recent study. Yet they found that comprehensive sex education is declining and that more youngsters are being taught nothing more than abstinence.
As with similar debates [...]