Because of the mistaken belief that they can legislate morality, based on their own value system. Bristol Palin was a walking demonstration of the failure of “ abstinence only”. read more
Like so many destructive concepts, abstinence originated as a religious concept. Which is why priest and nuns, and other religious leaders swear an oath of “purity”, which translates to, “no sex”.. read more
A long-awaited, federally-funded evaluation of four carefully selected abstinence-only education programs, published in April 2007, showed that youth enrolled in the programs were no more likely than those not in the programs to delay sexual initiation, to have fewer sexual partners, or to abstain entirely from sex. read more