On AlterNet: abstinence only
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "abstinence only"
Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. July 2, 2009.
Teens are having more condomless sex than they did in the 1990s. It's time for science-based sex ed, not moralizing.
Joe Sonka, Amplify Your Voice. March 10, 2009.
In much abstinence-only literature, young women are told to not show skin, lest they invite dirty lustful thoughts in hapless boys.
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. January 16, 2009.
Meet Derek Dye: He's got a degree from Barnum Bailey Clown College, and an abstinence educator certification that can be purchased for $50.
William Smith, RH Reality Check. November 12, 2008.
Obama has the chance to help empower young people to make responsible, smart decisions about sex.
John Santelli, Leslie Kantor, RH Reality Check. September 26, 2008.
Abstinence-only programs contain medical inaccuracies and fail to help young people to change behavior.
Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. December 20, 2007.
Why teenagers are so screwed up about sex and their bodies.
Amy DePaul, AlterNet. May 31, 2007.
The Bush administration's point man for conservative -- and often morality-driven -- social policy, such as abstinence-only sex education, has resigned. But only time will tell whether his programs remain federal policy.
