No New Money for Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs
Discusses the shortcomings of abstinence-only sex education programs, as promoted by the US government, and urges action to end the censorship of comprehensive sexuality education.
American Civil Liberties Union : Abstinence-Only Education Censors Vital Health Care Information, Jeopardizing the Health of Teens
Despite no credible evidence that abstinence-only programs reduce sexual activity or risk-taking behaviors among teens, the same ineffective programs are being pushed on students.
Trend Toward Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Means Many U.S. Teenagers Are Not Getting Vital Messages About Contraception
Report of an Alan Guttmacher Institute study.
American Medical News - Does Sex Ed Focused on Abstinence Work?
Comprehensive sex education programs are few. In many school districts, discussion about contraceptives is prohibited or the information provided is inaccurate. Examines state curricula and finds those with abstinence only programs have higher rates of disease and unwanted pregnancies.
The Facts: Real Sex Education vs. Abstinence-Only
Concludes that to make good decisions and protect themselves, young people need accurate information about sex.
Star Tribune - State's Abstinence-Only Sex Education Doesn't Work Any Better, Report Says
Minnesota's $5 million abstinence-only sex education program isn't working, according to an independent study commissioned by the Minnesota Department of Health.
George Monbiot - Waging War with the Virgin Soldiers
Article refuting conservative's claims that when sex education and contraception are widely available, unwanted pregnancies increase. Uses several nations that abandoned the "abstinence only" approach as examples.
Abstinence-Only Education: Why First Amendment Supporters Should Oppose It
Examines how abstinence-only education violates student's constitutional rights as well as force feeds students religious ideology and avoids education of important sexual issues.
Salon - Bush's Sex Fantasy
The White House is pouring money into programs that tell teens to just say no to sex. Most experts say the programs don't work - except to enrich the religious right.
The Sydney Morning Herald - Sex Education US-Style: Don't Do It
Documents how US government funded programs must not include information on using contraceptives, and studies showing that students taught that way end up with higher rates of unwanted pregnancies.
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