[lbo-talk] RE: Abstinence

[joanna bujes]

"NEW YORK (AFP) - A policy of abstinence-only sex
education for American teenagers, endorsed by Church
groups and the White House, has almost no effect on
the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STD),
according to a new study.

The federal study found that most teenagers who
pledged to abstain from sex before marriage not only
broke their vows, but also recorded the same STD
transmission rate as non-pledgers."

Isn't this great news!!! In my corner of the world,the news was 
published under the headline "Abstinence Results So So" -- So So???? 88% 
failure??? I'd call it a complete disaster.

I always love it when hormones/reality/humanity beats ideology.

Joanna