NPR Features Interview With Co-Author Of New Abstinence-Only Study

NPR’s “Tell Me More” recently featured a discussion about a new study that found that more young teens in an experimental abstinence-only sex education program delayed sexual activity for two years than teens in a comprehensive program or teens who did not participate in a program…

Debate Over Abstinence-Only Programs 'Latest Chapter' In Battle Over U.S. Sex Education, Newsweek Reports

The U.S.’ “recent experience with abstinence-only sex education is merely the latest chapter in our long, sometimes ridiculous … history of efforts to control humankind’s most basic drive,” Johannah Cornblatt writes in a Newsweek article examining the history of sex education. Organized sex education first gained attention during the urbanization movement of the late 1800s and early 1900s, accordiong to Cornblatt.

Opinion Pieces Discuss Whether Abstinence-Only Is Practical Message For Teens

Two opinion pieces recently examined the effectiveness of abstinence-only sex education. Summaries appear below. ~ Diane Mufson, Huntington Herald-Dispatch: The idea that “sexual abstinence is the only way to handle sexuality in teenagers is … not realistic,” Herald-Dispatch editorial contributor Mufson writes in an opinion piece.

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