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| redeye |
This is from London's Daily Telegraph The headline: "Success of Abstinence in Cutting Teen Pregnancies is a Myth -- Sexual abstinence as an effective tool in reducing teenage pregnancy is a complete myth, the government's advisory board on the issue claimed yesterday. The Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy said that research from the US showed that contraception was the way to bring down teenage pregnancy rates. Only 14% of the drop amongst 15 to 19 years olds was linked to reduced sexual activity, according to the study." Only 14% of the drop was linked to reduced sexual activity?
What part of 14% is the myth? All this time I've been thinking that teenage girls who don't have sex are highly unlikely to get pregnant. There must be a whole lot of immaculate conceptions going on out there, otherwise, how in the world can you say -- as a logical, physiological matter -- that abstinence doesn't work? Maybe they're trying to say that abstinence teaching doesn't work because the kids are saying, "Screw that! I'm going to go screw around," but, I'm sorry, folks, abstinence does work -- unless we've gotta bunch of immaculate conceptions going on out there. This is just patently absurd, but it's liberalism on the march, and there's a reason for it, and that is to promote as much immorality as possible and then embrace it as "imperfect," needing government programs to deal with the results. |
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| Halcyon |
Can you provide proof that the london daily telegraph is liberal?
Cuz as far as I know, immaculate conceptions is a concept brought on us by religion, and in specific, christianity... and most religious bible-thumpers I know are conservative.... |
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| Halcyon |
Cut'n'Paste'n'Run
CPR much? |
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| harley-davidson |
| Quote: What part of 14% is the myth? All this time I've been thinking that teenage girls who don't have sex are highly unlikely to get pregnant. There must be a whole lot of immaculate conceptions going on out there, otherwise, how in the world can you say -- as a logical, physiological matter -- that abstinence doesn't work? Maybe they're trying to say that abstinence teaching doesn't work because the kids are saying, "Screw that! I'm going to go screw around," but, I'm sorry, folks, abstinence does work -- unless we've gotta bunch of immaculate conceptions going on out there. This is just patently absurd, but it's liberalism on the march, and there's a reason for it, and that is to promote as much immorality as possible and then embrace it as "imperfect," needing government programs to deal with the results. |
Abstinence only programs are a fucking failure,...............>Quote: Research Shows That Abstinence-Only Programs Have Limited Effectiveness And Unintended Consequences
WASHINGTON – It is estimated that more than half of all new HIV infections occur before the age of 25 and most are acquired through unprotected sexual intercourse. According to the experts on AIDS, many of these new infections occur because young people don’t have the knowledge or skills to protect themselves. To address this important health issue, the American Psychological Association (APA) is recommending that comprehensive and empirically supported sex education and HIV prevention programs become widely available to teach youth how to abstain from risky sexual behaviors and learn how they can protect themselves against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Based on over 15 years of research, the evidence shows that comprehensive sexuality education programs for youth that encourage abstinence, promote appropriate condom use, and teach sexual communication skills reduce HIV-risk behavior and also delay the onset of sexual intercourse.
Research shows that one in five adolescents will have sex before the age of 15 and most who continue to be sexually active do not use condoms consistently. Although some youth acknowledge their fears about HIV/AIDS, many do not perceive themselves to be at risk and lack accurate information about what circumstances put them at risk for HIV infection. According to the CDC, the use of condoms can substantially reduce the risk of HIV.
The APA Committee on Psychology and AIDS is charged with providing policy direction and oversight for activities related to HIV/AIDS. An area of concern, according to the committee members, is that while current Federal policy actively supports widespread implementation of abstinence-only education programs as a way to prevent HIV transmission, there is little scientific evidence that these programs work. Those few studies which report evidence in support of abstinence only and abstinence until marriage programs have very limited generalizability because they did not use appropriate comparison groups and they did not use the type of sampling strategies required to ensure minimum bias in the selection of research subjects. .
“Both comprehensive sex education and abstinence only programs delay the onset of sexual activity. However, only comprehensive sex education is effective in protecting adolescents from pregnancy and sexually transmitted illnesses at first intercourse and during later sexual activity. In contrast, scientifically sound studies of abstinence only programs show an unintended consequence of unprotected sex at first intercourse and during later sexual activity. In this way, abstinence only programs increase the risk of these adolescents for pregnancy and sexually transmitted illnesses, including HIV/AIDS,” said psychologist Maureen Lyon, Ph.D., Chair of the committee that produced the report.
“We have found that comprehensive sexuality education programs, those that provide information, encourage abstinence, promote condom use for those who are sexually active, encourage fewer sexual partners, educate about the importance of early identification and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and teach sexual communication skills are the most effective in keeping sexually active adolescents disease free,” said psychologist Mary Jane Rotheram, Ph.D., of the University of California, Los Angeles and one of the major contributors to the committee’s report.
The research on adolescents’ sexual behavior shows that comprehensive sexuality education programs that discuss the appropriate use of condoms do not accelerate sexual experiences. On the contrary, evidence suggests that such programs actually increase the number of adolescents who abstain from sex and also delay the onset of first sexual intercourse. Furthermore, these programs decrease the likelihood of unprotected sex and increase condom use among those having sex for the first time.
According to the findings in the report, APA has developed the following recommendations:
* Programs to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted diseases among youth should provide clear definitions of the behaviors targeted for change, address a range of sexual behaviors, be available to all adolescents (including youth of color, gay and lesbian adolescents, adolescents exploring same-sex relationships, drug users, adolescent offenders, school dropouts, runaways, mentally ill, homeless and migrant adolescents), and focus on maximizing a range of positive and lasting health outcomes.
* Only those programs whose efficacy and effectiveness have been well-established through sound scientific methods should be supported for widespread implementation.
* New programs to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted diseases among youth should be tested against those programs with proven effectiveness.
APA Committee on Psychology and AIDS: Geri Donenberg, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago; Bianca Guzman, Ph.D., C.H.O.I.C.E.S.; Karen Ingersoll, Ph.D., Chair, Medical College of Virginia; Maureen Ellen Lyon, Ph.D., ABPP, Children’s National Medical Center; David Martin, Ph.D., Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; Mary Jane Rotheram, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles;; Jeffrey T. Parsons, Ph.D., Hunter College; Javier Salazar, CAEAR Coalition Foundation.
Full text of the article is available from the APA Public Affairs Office or at http://www.apa.org/releases/sexed_resolution.pdf
Reporters Only: Mary Jane Rotheram, PhD can be by phone at (310) 794-8280 and Maureen Ellen Lyon, PhD can be reached by phone at (703) 346-2873.
The American Psychological Association (APA), in Washington, DC, is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world’s largest association of psychologists. APA’s membership includes more than 150,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 53 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting health, education and human welfare. |
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| harley-davidson |
| don't hurt yourself trying to read that broweye |
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| tourette_ticker |
Quote: Originally posted by Halcyon
Cut'n'Paste'n'Run
CPR much? |
It took you 3 full minutes to reply. You think he has that kind of time to just wait around? Just cause he started the thread, you can't expect him to know anything about the topic. Be reasonable. |
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| Halcyon |
Quote: Originally posted by tourette_ticker
It took you 3 full minutes to reply. You think he has that kind of time to just wait around? Just cause he started the thread, you can't expect him to know anything about the topic. Be reasonable. |
1 hour and 3 minutes... look again |
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| Halcyon |
Quote: Originally posted by Halcyon
1 hour and 3 minutes... look again |
Sorry, you meant after HE posted... I gotcha |
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| harley-davidson |
| anyone with and ounce of common sense knows sex education isn't about giving kids the green light to go fuck like pigs,in this day and age, any information you can give any human being on prevention,and disease can mean life or death,...telling children...."don't have sex"..with out the proper information is a disaster and a disservice to their well being...in my opinion its just another chip at the stone of intelligence to keep people stupid and loyal to the church...since these programs are all supported by the right wing idiots of this country. |
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| Monster_Zero |
England is right next to France... everyone knows that the French always vote Democrat, so therefore England is the same.
It's the same clear connection used with Iraq/Afghanistan... :) |
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| harley-davidson |
 <...browneye |
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| BaBaBoston |
| holy shit red eye crawled out of his hole..........asshole |
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| redeye |
Time for you kook liberals to create more government programs to deal with the results. That is the only reason you perverts want to talk sex with minors. Another reason unionized public schools are a failure. Cost on average about $10,0000 per student per year and these students can't find their ass with both hands. ACT scores are lower every year. Need More Money??? I don't think so!
The unions have destroyed public education. |
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| harley-davidson |
| Quote: Time for you kook liberals to create more government programs to deal with the results. That is the only reason you perverts want to talk sex with minors. Another reason unionized public schools are a failure. Cost on average about $10,0000 per student per year and these students can't find their ass with both hands. ACT scores are lower every year. Need More Money??? I don't think so! |
if what your trying to say here is that public education is failing when compared to the rest of the worlds test scores..and that it seems the more money and the more expensive the schools were building isn't producing the results...i agree...my property and school taxes have tripled in 10 years..but here you complain about our students having low test scores and in the same breath you want top deprive them of information that could prevent ...1) pregnancy...2) diseases that can affect them the rest of their life or kill them.....like always you make no fucking sense...and if you would have read the article i posted you would know the "just don't do it" approach is a failure on our part to educate our students for their own well being...idiot |
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| Ass Boil |
As usual, redeye's own source actually proves him wrong....
Here is the entire article he is blabbing about :
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'Birth control not abstinence' stemming teen pregnancy
Declining teenage pregnancy rates in the US are due to better use of contraception, not abstinence, according to a new study.
Researchers found that just 14% of the drop in conception among 15 to 19-year-old girls since 1995 had been because they had avoided sex.
Some 86% of the decrease was because of improved use of contraception such as birth control pills and condoms.
Pregnancy rates for that age group fell by 27% between 1991 and 2000.
The US government has come under fire for promoting abstinence as its primary message to teenagers on preventing unwanted pregnancies. To obtain funding, "abstinence-only" education programmes must promote abstinence outside of marriage as their "exclusive purpose" and cannot advocate using contraception.
Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson has been among President George Bush's critics on the issue, saying recently that if he had his way, American women would be completely uneducated about sex and would each have six children.
In Britain the Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy, which advises the Government, welcomed the study from Columbia University and sex education research centre the Guttmacher Institute.
The group's chairwoman, Gill Frances, said: "This confirms that we are on the right track in this country, that providing young people with good information, advice and contraceptive services, is the way to reduce teenage pregnancy.
"It is a myth that abstinence is a better approach and this US study confirms it.
"We must keep our focus and ensure that young people have good access to local contraceptive services.
"Teenage pregnancy rates are coming down in many areas, but we need to make sure all local authorities are doing equally well."
England's teenage pregnancy rate is at its lowest for 20 years.
The researchers studied data from a household survey of teenage girls conducted in 1995 and 2002 for an article published in the American Journal of Public Health.
They found that among those aged 15 to 17, 77% of pregnancy decline was attributable to improved contraceptive use and 23% to reduced sexual activity.
Johansson, who has revealed she gets tested for HIV every month, told Cosmopolitan magazine this month: "We are supposed to be liberated in America but if our president had his way, we wouldn't be educated about sex at all.
"Every woman would have six children and we wouldn't be able to have abortions."
Find this story at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li...in_page_id=1811 |
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| harley-davidson |
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| redeye |
Quote: Originally posted by harley-davidson
if what your trying to say here is that public education is failing when compared to the rest of the worlds test scores..and that it seems the more money and the more expensive the schools were building isn't producing the results...i agree...my property and school taxes have tripled in 10 years..but here you complain about our students having low test scores and in the same breath you want top deprive them of information that could prevent ...1) pregnancy...2) diseases that can affect them the rest of their life or kill them.....like always you make no fucking sense...and if you would have read the article i posted you would know the "just don't do it" approach is a failure on our part to educate our students for their own well being...idiot |
That is the problem, you libs want to teach sex ed & other social engineering bullshit in school when students should be concentrating on Math, Science, & English.
You libs are more interested in putting a condom on a banana if front of 5th graders instead of teaching them the skills they really need. |
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| harley-davidson |
Quote: That is the problem, you libs want to teach sex ed & other social engineering bullshit in school when students should be concentrating on Math, Science, & English.
You libs are more interested in putting a condom on a banana if front of 5th graders instead of teaching them the skills they really need.. |
yea stupid sex education is showing porno's and sex toys 10 hours a day 5 days a week..your a real stupid pain in the ass ..i don't know how assboil puts up with owning you |
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| redeye |
Quote: Originally posted by harley-davidson
yea stupid sex education is showing porno's and sex toys 10 hours a day 5 days a week..your a real stupid pain in the ass ..i don't know how assboil puts up with owning you |
Liberals and social activists have gotten a hold of the educational curricula and they treat kids as little cream puffs -- fragile little pieces of papier-mâché -- and now they can't handle dodge ball anymore. |
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| Ass Boil |
Quote: Originally posted by redeye
That is the problem, you libs want to teach sex ed & other social engineering bullshit in school when students should be concentrating on Math, Science, & English.
You libs are more interested in putting a condom on a banana if front of 5th graders instead of teaching them the skills they really need. |
Maybe you haven't read any of the MANY things proving you to be an idiot in this thread (including your own article), but if teaching birth control WORKS, then how does it qualify as something they DON'T need to know?
For instance, you would have benefitted from a common sense course in school.... |
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| Ass Boil |
Quote: Originally posted by redeye
Liberals and social activists have gotten a hold of the educational curricula and they treat kids as little cream puffs -- fragile little pieces of papier-mâché -- and now they can't handle dodge ball anymore. |
So is that your excuse for not enlisting? You're a cream puff? |
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| Ass Boil |
 <----redeye |
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| redeye |
Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
Maybe you haven't read any of the MANY things proving you to be an idiot in this thread (including your own article), but if teaching birth control WORKS, then how does it qualify as something they DON'T need to know?
For instance, you would have benefitted from a common sense course in school.... |
Could you tell me, what is the compelling government interest in spreading abortion and sexually transmitted diseases? |
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| Ass Boil |
Quote: Originally posted by redeye
Could you tell me, what is the compelling government interest in spreading abortion and sexually transmitted diseases? |
That is the question you should be asking yourself. The abstinence only bullshit has caused a rise in both abortions AND STDs, because the kids are going to have sex no matter what you teach them about "waiting". So if they have sex and don't know about birth control because of some idiotic dominionist beliefs like yours, they will end up with more pregnancies and more STDs. |
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| harley-davidson |
try fucking reading it this time stupid....>Quote: Quote: Research Shows That Abstinence-Only Programs Have Limited Effectiveness And Unintended Consequences
WASHINGTON – It is estimated that more than half of all new HIV infections occur before the age of 25 and most are acquired through unprotected sexual intercourse. According to the experts on AIDS, many of these new infections occur because young people don’t have the knowledge or skills to protect themselves. To address this important health issue, the American Psychological Association (APA) is recommending that comprehensive and empirically supported sex education and HIV prevention programs become widely available to teach youth how to abstain from risky sexual behaviors and learn how they can protect themselves against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Based on over 15 years of research, the evidence shows that comprehensive sexuality education programs for youth that encourage abstinence, promote appropriate condom use, and teach sexual communication skills reduce HIV-risk behavior and also delay the onset of sexual intercourse.
Research shows that one in five adolescents will have sex before the age of 15 and most who continue to be sexually active do not use condoms consistently. Although some youth acknowledge their fears about HIV/AIDS, many do not perceive themselves to be at risk and lack accurate information about what circumstances put them at risk for HIV infection. According to the CDC, the use of condoms can substantially reduce the risk of HIV.
The APA Committee on Psychology and AIDS is charged with providing policy direction and oversight for activities related to HIV/AIDS. An area of concern, according to the committee members, is that while current Federal policy actively supports widespread implementation of abstinence-only education programs as a way to prevent HIV transmission, there is little scientific evidence that these programs work. Those few studies which report evidence in support of abstinence only and abstinence until marriage programs have very limited generalizability because they did not use appropriate comparison groups and they did not use the type of sampling strategies required to ensure minimum bias in the selection of research subjects. .
“Both comprehensive sex education and abstinence only programs delay the onset of sexual activity. However, only comprehensive sex education is effective in protecting adolescents from pregnancy and sexually transmitted illnesses at first intercourse and during later sexual activity. In contrast, scientifically sound studies of abstinence only programs show an unintended consequence of unprotected sex at first intercourse and during later sexual activity. In this way, abstinence only programs increase the risk of these adolescents for pregnancy and sexually transmitted illnesses, including HIV/AIDS,” said psychologist Maureen Lyon, Ph.D., Chair of the committee that produced the report.
“We have found that comprehensive sexuality education programs, those that provide information, encourage abstinence, promote condom use for those who are sexually active, encourage fewer sexual partners, educate about the importance of early identification and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and teach sexual communication skills are the most effective in keeping sexually active adolescents disease free,” said psychologist Mary Jane Rotheram, Ph.D., of the University of California, Los Angeles and one of the major contributors to the committee’s report.
The research on adolescents’ sexual behavior shows that comprehensive sexuality education programs that discuss the appropriate use of condoms do not accelerate sexual experiences. On the contrary, evidence suggests that such programs actually increase the number of adolescents who abstain from sex and also delay the onset of first sexual intercourse. Furthermore, these programs decrease the likelihood of unprotected sex and increase condom use among those having sex for the first time.
According to the findings in the report, APA has developed the following recommendations:
* Programs to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted diseases among youth should provide clear definitions of the behaviors targeted for change, address a range of sexual behaviors, be available to all adolescents (including youth of color, gay and lesbian adolescents, adolescents exploring same-sex relationships, drug users, adolescent offenders, school dropouts, runaways, mentally ill, homeless and migrant adolescents), and focus on maximizing a range of positive and lasting health outcomes.
* Only those programs whose efficacy and effectiveness have been well-established through sound scientific methods should be supported for widespread implementation.
* New programs to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted diseases among youth should be tested against those programs with proven effectiveness.
APA Committee on Psychology and AIDS: Geri Donenberg, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago; Bianca Guzman, Ph.D., C.H.O.I.C.E.S.; Karen Ingersoll, Ph.D., Chair, Medical College of Virginia; Maureen Ellen Lyon, Ph.D., ABPP, Children’s National Medical Center; David Martin, Ph.D., Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; Mary Jane Rotheram, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles;; Jeffrey T. Parsons, Ph.D., Hunter College; Javier Salazar, CAEAR Coalition Foundation.
Full text of the article is available from the APA Public Affairs Office or at http://www.apa.org/releases/sexed_resolution.pdf
Reporters Only: Mary Jane Rotheram, PhD can be by phone at (310) 794-8280 and Maureen Ellen Lyon, PhD can be reached by phone at (703) 346-2873.
The American Psychological Association (APA), in Washington, DC, is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world’s largest association of psychologists. APA’s membership includes more than 150,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 53 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting health, education and human welfa |
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| redeye |
Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
That is the question you should be asking yourself. The abstinence only bullshit has caused a rise in both abortions AND STDs, because the kids are going to have sex no matter what you teach them about "waiting". So if they have sex and don't know about birth control because of some idiotic dominionist beliefs like yours, they will end up with more pregnancies and more STDs. |
"Abstinence causes abortions & STDs" -- Ass Hat
:jj: :jj: :bigthink: :7jump: :clap: :bs: |
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| harley-davidson |
| Quote: "Abstinence causes abortions & STDs" -- Ass Hat |
ok now i fully understand that you are incapable of understanding any simple logical fact..please don't consider yourself a shining beacon for the american education system,you are a beacon for its failure |
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| Ass Boil |
Quote: Originally posted by redeye
"Abstinence causes abortions & STDs" -- Ass Hat
:jj: :jj: :bigthink: :7jump: :clap: :bs: |
Funny how the quote you INVENTED is not at all what I actually said.
The point is that the abstinence only programs FAIL, then the kids have sex.
Why is that so hard for you to grasp? |
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| harley-davidson |
| i don't know how you put up with this idiot on a daily basis assboil ...his/her stupidity is almost unbearable |
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| redeye |
Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
Funny how the quote you INVENTED is not at all what I actually said.
The point is that the abstinence only programs FAIL, then the kids have sex.
Why is that so hard for you to grasp? |
There's something about the LOON Ass Hat you just have to love -- he comes through for you every time. Whenever you want somebody to act stupid, crazy, wacko and insane, just look for the LOON ASS HAT and your wish will be granted. |
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| Ass Boil |
Quote: Originally posted by redeye
There's something about the LOON Ass Hat you just have to love -- he comes through for you every time. Whenever you want somebody to act stupid, crazy, wacko and insane, just look for the LOON ASS HAT and your wish will be granted. |
Do you deny the abstinence only programs have failed?
Prove they work or admit you are a lying douche. |
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| redeye |
Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
Do you deny the abstinence only programs have failed?
Prove they work or admit you are a lying douche. |
Ass Hat,
Abstinence has works everytime it has been tried.
Sometimes I wonder about the people of this country. |
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| harley-davidson |
| Quote: Abstinence has works everytime it has been tried. |
maybe in the delusional little fantasy world you live in ,but not according to the national institute for health....moron |
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| tourette_ticker |
| Abstinence does work every time. Abstinence programs fail every time, because most people don't abstain. |
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| Ass Boil |
Quote: Originally posted by redeye
Ass Hat,
Abstinence has works everytime it has been tried.
Sometimes I wonder about the people of this country. |
Of course "abstinence" works every time. That is not what I asked you. I asked you if you deny the "abstinence only" PROGRAMS have failed.....
Please tell me you are not this dumb. |
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| redeye |
Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
Of course "abstinence" works every time. That is not what I asked you. I asked you if you deny the "abstinence only" PROGRAMS have failed.....
Please tell me you are not this dumb. |
From Katie Couric Special in 2005
Katie Couric played a portion of her special about young teenagers and oral sex. Lewinskys. She interviewed teenagers from ages 12 to 17, and Katie said, "How do you female teenagers view oral sex today?"
FEMALE STUDENT #1: I think people make it out to be a bigger deal than it actually is.
FEMALE STUDENT #2: I think girls get pressured into it, like I think if they're boyfriend wants them to have sex like they'll be like, "No, but I can give you, like, oral sex." I think some girls use it as an excuse, like to not have sex.
COURIC: To not have sex.
FEMALE STUDENT #1: I think the girls just want to get it done, get it over with and have that be it.
COURIC: What is in it for the girls?
FEMALE STUDENT #3: That he likes --
FEMALE STUDENT #2: Yeah, self-esteem.
FEMALE STUDENT #1: Self-esteem?
FEMALE STUDENT #3: Oh, he likes me and I really want him to like me, like you want to be popular and stuff.
FEMALE STUDENT #1: You satisfy them.
A couple of male teenagers this time tell Katie that they saw the Clinton impeachment in school and if it was okay for the president, it was okay for them. Katie says, "President Clinton said that he 'didn't have sex with that woman,' with Monica Lewinsky when she was having oral sex with him. Do you think that had an impact on kids and the way they view oral sex?"
MALE STUDENT #1: They showed the news thing and the impeachment trial in my school, and it had a big impact. It was everything anyone was talking about in school, and I guess (what) a bunch of kids got from that was, if the president can do it, then we can do it.
MALE STUDENT #2: I think that being televised so much made it easier to, you know, talk about oral sex on TV, which made it easier to talk about it.
Here's Katie Couric's question to 12- to 17-year-old girls. She says, "How do you female teenagers view oral sex today?"
FEMALE STUDENT #1: I think people make it out to be a bigger deal than it actually is.
FEMALE STUDENT #2: I think girls get pressured into it, like I think if they're boyfriend wants them to have sex like they'll be like, "No, but I can give you, like, oral sex." I think some girls use it as an excuse, like to not have sex.
COURIC: To not have sex.
FEMALE STUDENT #1: I think the girls just want to get it done, get it over with and have that be it.
COURIC: What is in it for the girls?
FEMALE STUDENT #3: That he likes --
FEMALE STUDENT #2: Yeah, self-esteem.
FEMALE STUDENT #1: Self-esteem?
FEMALE STUDENT #3: Oh, he likes me and I really want him to like me, like you want to be popular and stuff.
FEMALE STUDENT #1: You satisfy them.
Boy, feminism has really come a long way, hasn't it? -- and after 35 years of hard work by the feminists, what we are left with is that teenaged girls just want to "satisfy" boys.
They got a lot to celebrate today, the Katie special. I mean, isn't this incredible? Thirty-five years of feminism in the modern era and when you go to the average American high school, what do you get from the girls? "Just please the boys. Just satisfy the boys. Whatever it takes to get the boy; whatever it takes to keep him happy; whatever it takes to keep your self-esteem up. Your self-esteem is wrapped up in a boy and his desires." This, my friends, constitutes a dramatic failure of modern-era feminism. This was one of the things that was supposed to be wiped away. This was one of the things things supposed to be erased: Your self-esteem is not supposed to come from a man your happiness isn't supposed to come from a man you are not supposed to be a sexual plaything. You're supposed to graduate beyond your sexuality and become a true sister in the movement -- and yet what has befallen them?
You go back to the days prior to the feminist movement that got started in the late sixties, around 1970, you could arguably say that women had more power and esteem when men had to compete for their attentions, but it seems now that there's no competition is necessary. You don't have to compete. You just have to stand there or sit there, whatever, and it's all coming to them. What a great day for feminism!
These kids aren't having orgies in schools. They're having them in private homes -- and, quite frankly, this whole issue of sex and sexual education I think really should be a home-based issue and not, you know, thrust upon the schools to be either the problem or the problem solver.
The schools are out there giving sex education classes and a lot of people have feared for a long time that that would be a factor in loosening things up, if you get my drift -- and they have.
Feminists cannot possibly enjoy hearing this that these high school girls. This is what they have to do to keep boys happy. But Katie said contrary to it just being a perfunctory act, she thinks it's one of the most intimate things, right? And she has a 13-year-old daughter. What did Katie say about that? She wouldn't want her 13-year-old daughter doing it. |
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| Ass Boil |
| Sorry, did you happen to answer my question in any of that nonsense? |
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| redeye |
Ass Hat,
Critics of abstinence education often assert that while abstinence education that exclusively promotes abstaining from premarital sex is a good idea in theory, there is no evidence that such education can actually reduce sexual activity among young people. Such criticism is erroneous. There are currently 10 scientific evaluations that demonstrate the effectiveness of abstinence programs in altering sexual behavior. Each of the programs evaluated is a real abstinence (or what is conventionally termed an "abstinence only") program; that is, the program does not provide contraceptives or encourage their use.
You can get contraceptives at almost any public schools and that is the problem.
*You just can’t tell people it’s all right to do whatever you want as long as you wear a condom. It (AIDS) is just too dangerous a disease to say that.
*Relying on condoms for ‘protection’ can mean lifelong disease, suffering, and even death for you or for someone you love.
*Saying that the use of condoms is ‘safe sex’ is in fact playing Russian roulette. A lot of people will die in this dangerous game.
You LIBS think the condom is the greatest invention since the wheel |
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| Ass Boil |
Quote: Originally posted by redeye
Ass Hat,
Critics of abstinence education often assert that while abstinence education that exclusively promotes abstaining from premarital sex is a good idea in theory, there is no evidence that such education can actually reduce sexual activity among young people. Such criticism is erroneous. There are currently 10 scientific evaluations that demonstrate the effectiveness of abstinence programs in altering sexual behavior. Each of the programs evaluated is a real abstinence (or what is conventionally termed an "abstinence only") program; that is, the program does not provide contraceptives or encourage their use.
You can get contraceptives at almost any public schools and that is the problem.
*You just can’t tell people it’s all right to do whatever you want as long as you wear a condom. It (AIDS) is just too dangerous a disease to say that.
*Relying on condoms for ‘protection’ can mean lifelong disease, suffering, and even death for you or for someone you love.
*Saying that the use of condoms is ‘safe sex’ is in fact playing Russian roulette. A lot of people will die in this dangerous game.
You LIBS think the condom is the greatest invention since the wheel |
No answer there, either.....
Do you deny that STDs and pregnancies went UP after the start of the "abstinence only" program?
It's a simple question.
Abstinence in practice works. The problem is no one practices abstinence after taking part in one of these idiotic "abstinence only" programs. |
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| redeye |
Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
No answer there, either.....
Do you deny that STDs and pregnancies went UP after the start of the "abstinence only" program?
It's a simple question.
Abstinence in practice works. The problem is no one practices abstinence after taking part in one of these idiotic "abstinence only" programs. |
"Abstinence causes abortions & STDs" -- Ass Hat
:jj: :jj: :bigthink: :7jump: :clap: :bs:
Ass Hat,
Did you know that you can use a condom and still get pregnant? |
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| harley-davidson |
| Quote: Did you know that you can use a condom and still get pregnant? |
your teaching an "abstinence only" program" we don't teach this in this program this falls under sex education...stupid fuck |
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| harley-davidson |
| Quote: You can get contraceptives at almost any public schools and that is the problem. |
thats a lie,schools do not hand out birth control you dumb ass |
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Quote: Originally posted by redeye
Ass Hat,
Critics of abstinence education often assert that while abstinence education that exclusively promotes abstaining from premarital sex is a good idea in theory, there is no evidence that such education can actually reduce sexual activity among young people. Such criticism is erroneous. There are currently 10 scientific evaluations that demonstrate the effectiveness of abstinence programs in altering sexual behavior. Each of the programs evaluated is a real abstinence (or what is conventionally termed an "abstinence only") program; that is, the program does not provide contraceptives or encourage their use.
You can get contraceptives at almost any public schools and that is the problem.
*You just can’t tell people it’s all right to do whatever you want as long as you wear a condom. It (AIDS) is just too dangerous a disease to say that.
*Relying on condoms for ‘protection’ can mean lifelong disease, suffering, and even death for you or for someone you love.
*Saying that the use of condoms is ‘safe sex’ is in fact playing Russian roulette. A lot of people will die in this dangerous game.
You LIBS think the condom is the greatest invention since the wheel |
I'm convinced... you are the dumbest motherfucker alive. :( |
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| Ass Boil |
Quote: Originally posted by redeye
"Abstinence causes abortions & STDs" -- Ass Hat
:jj: :jj: :bigthink: :7jump: :clap: :bs:
Ass Hat,
Did you know that you can use a condom and still get pregnant? |
Sure I do. Just prove to us your "abstinence only" PROGRAMS work better than 99.9% ( condom ), and you win. |
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| redeye |
| Great Job Ass Hat. You got me here. |
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| Ass Boil |
Quote: Originally posted by redeye
Great Job Ass Hat. You got me here. |
No, YOU got yourself by constantly posting this idiotic shit that you aren't smart enough to defend. |
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Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
No, YOU got yourself by constantly posting this idiotic shit that you aren't smart enough to defend. |
With millions of dollars in sex-education programs at stake, it is not surprising that the groups that have previously dominated the arena have taken action to block the growing movement to abstinence-only education. Such organizations, including the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SEICUS), Planned Parenthood, and the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL), have been prime supporters of "safe-sex" programs for youth, which entail guidance on the use of condoms and other means of contraception while giving a condescending nod to abstinence. Clearly, the caveat that says "and if you do engage in sex, this is how you should do it" substantially weakens an admonition against early non-marital sexual activity.
Not only do such programs, by their very nature, minimize the abstinence component of sex education, but many of these programs also implicitly encourage sexual activity among the youths they teach. Guidelines developed by SEICUS, for example, include teaching children aged five through eight about masturbation and teaching youths aged 9 through 12 about alternative sexual activities such as mutual masturbation, "outercourse," and oral sex. In addition, the SEICUS guidelines suggest informing youths aged 16 through 18 that sexual activity can include bathing or showering together as well as oral, vaginal, or anal intercourse, and that they can use erotic photographs, movies, or literature to enhance their sexual fantasies when alone or with a partner. Not only do such activities carry their own risks for youth, but they are also likely to increase the incidence of sexual intercourse.
In recent years, parental support for real abstinence education has grown. Because of this, many traditional safe-sex programs now take to calling themselves "abstinence plus" or "abstinence-based" education. In reality, there is little abstinence training in "abstinence-based" education. Instead, these programs are thinly disguised efforts to promote condom use. The actual content of most "abstinence plus" curricula would be alarming to most parents. For example, such programs typically have condom use (14% failure rate) exercises in which middle school students practice unrolling condoms on cucumbers or dildoes.
With all these great programs I can't believe pregnancies & STDs are skyrocketing amount teenagers. Go Figure! |
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| Ass Boil |
You still have not answered the question:
Do you deny the "abstinence only" programs have resulted in MORE pregnancies and MORE STDs? |
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| redeye |
Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
You still have not answered the question:
Do you deny the "abstinence only" programs have resulted in MORE pregnancies and MORE STDs? |
Abstinence education programs have repeatedly been shown to be effective in reducing sexual activity among their participants. However, funding for the evaluation of abstinence only education programs until very recently has ranged from meager to nonexistent.
Substantial funding for abstinence education became available only within the past few years.
There are currently 10 scientific evaluations that demonstrate the effectiveness of abstinence programs in altering sexual behavior. Each of the programs evaluated is a real abstinence (or what is conventionally termed an "abstinence only") program; that is, the program does not provide contraceptives or encourage their use.
Ass Hat - Why do you think more and more teachers are putting their own kids in Private Schools? |
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| Ass Boil |
Quote: Originally posted by redeye
Abstinence education programs have repeatedly been shown to be effective in reducing sexual activity among their participants. However, funding for the evaluation of abstinence only education programs until very recently has ranged from meager to nonexistent.
Substantial funding for abstinence education became available only within the past few years.
There are currently 10 scientific evaluations that demonstrate the effectiveness of abstinence programs in altering sexual behavior. Each of the programs evaluated is a real abstinence (or what is conventionally termed an "abstinence only") program; that is, the program does not provide contraceptives or encourage their use.
Ass Hat - Why do you think more and more teachers are putting their own kids in Private Schools? |
Still didn't answer the question.
Here, I'll help you:
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What the Research Shows: Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Sex Education Does Not Protect Teenagers' Health (5/4/2005)
There is no conclusive evidence that abstinence-only sex education, which teaches students to abstain from sex until married and generally only teaches about contraceptive failure, reduces the rate of unintended pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Moreover, research indicates that many of these programs do not help teens delay having sex. Yet the federal government has funneled well over half a billion dollars since 1997 into abstinence-only programs, steadily increasing funding in recent years to more than $165 million annually.
On the other hand, evidence shows that comprehensive sexuality education programs that provide information about abstinence and contraception can help delay the start of sexual activity in teenagers and increase condom use among sexually active teens. Yet there is currently no federal program dedicated to supporting comprehensive sexuality education.
Studies show that most abstinence-only programs do not help teens delay having sex, and some show evidence that these programs actually deter teens who become sexually active from protecting themselves from unintended pregnancy or STDs.
A recent review of program evaluations in 11 states (AZ, CA FL, IA, MD, MN, MO, NE, OR, PA, WA) indicates that after participating in abstinence-only programs, teens are less willing to use contraception, including condoms. And in only one state, did any program demonstrate any success in delaying the initiation of sex.
D. Hauser, Five Years of Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Education: Assessing the Impact, Advocates for Youth, September 2004.
Many abstinence programs include "Virginity Pledges," whereby teens sign cards promising to remain virgins until they are married. While data suggests that under limited circumstances, teens who sign a pledge may delay sexual intercourse, 88 percent still have sex before marriage. Recent research also shows that pledgers' rate of STDs does not differ from the rate of nonpledgers because pledgers are less likely to use condoms at first intercourse or to be tested for STDs.
H. Brückner and P. Bearman, "After the promise: the STD consequences of adolescent virginity pledges," Journal of Adolescent Health, 36 (2005) 271-278.
A recent Congressional report found that widely used federally funded abstinence-only curricula distort information, misrepresent the facts, and promote gender stereotypes.
More than 80 percent of the abstinence-only curricula reviewed contain false, misleading, or distorted information about reproductive health.
The curricula reviewed misrepresent the effectiveness of contraceptives in preventing STDs and unintended pregnancy. They also contain false information about the risks of abortion, blur religion and science, promote gender stereotypes, and contain basic scientific errors.
"The Content of Federally Funded Abstinence-Only Education Programs," Prepared for Rep. Henry A. Waxman, United States House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform - Minority Staff, Special Investigations Division, December 2004.
Parents want schools to teach comprehensive sexuality education and do not think taxpayer dollars should be spent on abstinence-only programming.
More than 85 percent of Americans believe that it is appropriate for school-based sex education programs to teach students how to use and where to get contraceptives.
National Public Radio, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, Sex Education in America, January 2004.
70 percent of Americans oppose the use of federal funds for abstinence-only sex education programs that prohibit teaching about the use of condoms and contraception for the prevention of unintended pregnancies and STDs.
Advocates for Youth and SIECUS, "Americans Oppose Abstinence-Only Education Censoring Information on Contraception," 1999.
Comprehensive sexuality education helps teenagers delay sex and protects their health.
A review of a large body of evaluation research on programs to prevent teenage pregnancy found conclusive evidence that comprehensive sex education programs do not increase sexual activity or hasten the onset of first intercourse. To the contrary, several of these programs have been shown to delay the onset of sex or increase condom or other contraceptive use among sexually active teens.
Douglas Kirby, Ph.D., Emerging Answers: Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, May 2001.
In an evaluation of 19 sex education programs, 12 programs - 11 of which included information about abstinence and contraception and 1 of which is an intervention for elementary school children and their parents - helped delay timing of first sex; 11 programs increased condom use among sexually active teens.
Advocates for Youth, Science and Success: Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2003.
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention note that "research has clearly shown that the most effective programs [to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS] are comprehensive ones that include a focus on delaying sexual behavior and provide information on how sexually active young people can protect themselves."
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Fact Sheet: Young People at Risk: HIV/AIDS Among America's Youth, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, March 2002.
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Quote: Originally posted by redeye
Abstinence education programs have repeatedly been shown to be effective in reducing sexual activity among their participants. However, funding for the evaluation of abstinence only education programs until very recently has ranged from meager to nonexistent.
Substantial funding for abstinence education became available only within the past few years.
There are currently 10 scientific evaluations that demonstrate the effectiveness of abstinence programs in altering sexual behavior. Each of the programs evaluated is a real abstinence (or what is conventionally termed an "abstinence only") program; that is, the program does not provide contraceptives or encourage their use.
Ass Hat - Why do you think more and more teachers are putting their own kids in Private Schools? |
I wish your parents had used contraceptives... :( |
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Quote: Originally posted by Monster_Zero
I wish your parents had used contraceptives... :( |
They did. Redeye is an "asshole baby". |
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NEW YORK (Reuters) -- The dramatic declines in teenage pregnancy rates noted in the United States between 1995 and 2002 were largely due to improved contraceptive use,not to abstinence, a new study shows.
Dr. John S. Santelli from Columbia University, New York, and colleagues examined the relative contribution of declining sexual activity and improved contraceptive use to the recent decline in pregnancy rates among U.S. women between the ages of
15 to 19 years.The data were derived from interviews with nearly 1,400 women in 1995 and 1,150 in 2002.
The investigators estimate that the likelihood of pregnancy in this age group declined 34 percent between 1995 and 2002, and that 86 percent of the decline in pregnancy risk was attributable to improved use of contraception.Reduced sexual activity explained only 14 percent of the decline in teen pregnancy.
"Our findings," they conclude, "raise questions about current U.S. government policies that promote abstinence from sexual activity as the primary strategy to prevent adolescent pregnancy."
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/0...html?eref=yahoo
Looks like education wins again.... |
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Quote: Originally posted by BarkonCue
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- The dramatic declines in teenage pregnancy rates noted in the United States between 1995 and 2002 were largely due to improved contraceptive use,not to abstinence, a new study shows.
Dr. John S. Santelli from Columbia University, New York, and colleagues examined the relative contribution of declining sexual activity and improved contraceptive use to the recent decline in pregnancy rates among U.S. women between the ages of
15 to 19 years.The data were derived from interviews with nearly 1,400 women in 1995 and 1,150 in 2002.
The investigators estimate that the likelihood of pregnancy in this age group declined 34 percent between 1995 and 2002, and that 86 percent of the decline in pregnancy risk was attributable to improved use of contraception.Reduced sexual activity explained only 14 percent of the decline in teen pregnancy.
"Our findings," they conclude, "raise questions about current U.S. government policies that promote abstinence from sexual activity as the primary strategy to prevent adolescent pregnancy."
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/0...html?eref=yahoo
Looks like education wins again.... |
"Only 14 per cent of the drop amongst 15- to 19-year-olds was linked to reduced sexual activity"
IT'S A MYTH THAT 14% OF SOMETHING BIG IS THE SAME AS ZERO.
What a bunch of putzes. Nevermind that the planned parenthood arm the Guttmacher folks did the study (GIGO alert!), and they might be likely to skew it. That data *DOES* show that lower sexual activity had an impact.
To call it a myth is itself a myth, or a lie. |
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Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
LOL |
"Abstinence causes abortions & STDs" -- Ass Hat
:jj: :jj: :bigthink: :7jump: :clap: :bs:
"It is a myth that abstinence is a better approach and this US study confirms it."
Let me see if I have this correct. Girls who have sex, but use contraceptives are less likely to get pregnant than girls who don't have sex? Boy, that's just facinating to beat all. Not suprising coming from an Ass Hat |
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| You can't even cut and paste clearly! You moron! |
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| I'm a republican priest, we prefer to "confirm" the young ones. |
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| redeye |
Quote: Originally posted by Billyfromsphily
You can't even cut and paste clearly! You moron! |
What the fuck you talking about? Ass Hat's article from the:
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Quote: Originally posted by redeye
"Abstinence causes abortions & STDs" -- Ass Hat
:jj: :jj: :bigthink: :7jump: :clap: :bs:
"It is a myth that abstinence is a better approach and this US study confirms it."
Let me see if I have this correct. Girls who have sex, but use contraceptives are less likely to get pregnant than girls who don't have sex? Boy, that's just facinating to beat all. Not suprising coming from an Ass Hat |
You suck at reasoning. |
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Quote: Originally posted by redeye
"Abstinence causes abortions & STDs" -- Ass Hat
:jj: :jj: :bigthink: :7jump: :clap: :bs:
"It is a myth that abstinence is a better approach and this US study confirms it."
Let me see if I have this correct. Girls who have sex, but use contraceptives are less likely to get pregnant than girls who don't have sex? Boy, that's just facinating to beat all. Not suprising coming from an Ass Hat |
Can you please give a post # for the "quote" where I said that?
I'll ask this one more time:
Do you deny that abstinence only programs have resulted in MORE pregnancies and MORE STDs? |
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ihatecabbie,
I haven't read any of your post since I placed you, no one else, on my "ignore list" a long time ago because you repulse just for the sake of it. I would bet you are one fucked up person.
Address your post to the readers on my threads because I promise you I don't see anything you post.
I'm telling you this just so you know & would bet your deranged ass, due to your type of posting, is on many ignore list regardless of politics.
This is the last time I will recognize your fucked up self. |
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Quote: Originally posted by redeye
What the fuck you talking about? Ass Hat's article from the:
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And did you happen to prove any part of the article wrong?
I must have missed it. |
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Quote: Originally posted by redeye
ihatecabbie,
I haven't read any of your post since I placed you, no one else, on my "ignore list" a long time ago because you repulse just for the sake of it. I would bet you are one fucked up person.
Address your post to the readers on my threads because I promise you I don't see anything you post.
I'm telling you this just so you know & would bet your deranged ass, due to your type of posting, is on many ignore list regardless of politics.
This is the last time I will recognize your fucked up self. |
Waaaaaaaah
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Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
And did you happen to prove any part of the article wrong?
I must have missed it. |
There are currently 10 scientific evaluations that demonstrate the effectiveness of abstinence programs in altering sexual behavior. Each of the programs evaluated is a real abstinence (or what is conventionally termed an "abstinence only") program; that is, the program does not provide contraceptives or encourage their use.
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS... there has NOT been any TEACHING of abstinence in reality...Where this approach has been "applied", there has been no earnest attempt to really get children to accept abstinence. They've only used lip service on this. Then they can make the claim "See, it doesn't work". If the values were to be taught and reinforced at a young age (from birth), then a study conducted to determine viability, we might have some actual useful data. But, that has not been done.
Ass Hat bullshit study from no other that the ACLU
"The Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy said that research from the United States showed that contraception was the way to bring down rate
If that's true, then why has teen pregnancy gone way up since the advent of the pill? Gosh, a study from PLANNED PARENTHOOD found that pills and condoms are the way to go??
"Only 14 per cent of the drop amongst 15- to 19-year-olds was linked to reduced sexual activity"
IT'S A MYTH THAT 14% OF SOMETHING BIG IS THE SAME AS ZERO.
This is the same type of bullshit science you lap up that has you saying the earth is cooling, no warming, no changing,...Garbage in is garbage out |
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Ummmm.... ok.
But that proves nothing I posted to be wrong. These programs do not work....kinda like your brain. |
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| We need to make Bill Clinton the Sex Education Czar to fix this problem |
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Still waiting for an answer, redeye:
Do you deny the abstinence only programs have resulted in more pregnancies and more STDs? |
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| Quote: We need to make Bill Clinton the Sex Education Czar to fix this problem |
is there anything you don't blame clinton for? |
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Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
Still waiting for an answer, redeye:
Do you deny the abstinence only programs have resulted in more pregnancies and more STDs? |
I deny everything your twisted mind thinks!
Abstinence education programs for youth have been proven to be effective in reducing early sexual activity. Abstinence programs also can provide the foundation for personal responsibility and enduring marital commitment. Therefore, they are vitally important to efforts aimed at reducing out-of-wedlock childbearing among young adult women, improving child well-being, and increasing adult happiness over the long term.
In recent years, parental support for real abstinence education has grown. Because of this, many traditional safe-sex programs now take to calling themselves "abstinence plus" or "abstinence-based" education. In reality, there is little abstinence training in "abstinence-based" education. Instead, these programs are thinly disguised efforts to promote condom use. The actual content of most "abstinence plus" curricula would be alarming to most parents. For example, such programs typically have condom use exercises in which middle school students practice unrolling condoms on cucumbers or dildoes.
There are currently 10 scientific evaluations (described below) that demonstrate the effectiveness of abstinence programs in altering sexual behavior.18 Each of the programs evaluated is a real abstinence (or what is conventionally termed an "abstinence only") program; that is, the program does not provide contraceptives or encourage their use.
The abstinence programs and their evaluations are as follows:
1. Virginity Pledge Programs. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association by Dr. Michael Resnick and others entitled "Protecting Adolescents From Harm: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health" shows that "abstinence pledge" programs are dramatically effective in reducing sexual activity among teenagers in grades 7 through 12. Based on a large national sample of adolescents, the study concludes that "Adolescents who reported having taken a pledge to remain a virgin were at significantly lower risk of early age of sexual debut."
In fact, the study found that participating in an abstinence program and taking a formal pledge of virginity were by far the most significant factors in a youth's delaying early sexual activity. The study compared students who had taken a formal pledge of virginity with students who had not taken a pledge but were otherwise identical in terms of race, income, school performance, degree of religiousness, and other social and demographic factors. Based on this analysis, the authors discovered that the level of sexual activity among students who had taken a formal pledge of virginity was one-fourth the level of that of their counterparts who had not taken a pledge. Overall, nearly 16 percent of girls and 10 percent of boys were found to have taken a virginity pledge.
2.Not Me, Not Now. Not Me, Not Now is a community-wide abstinence intervention targeted to 9- to 14-year-olds in Monroe County, New York, which includes the city of Rochester. The Not Me, Not Now program devised a mass communications strategy to promote the abstinence message through paid TV and radio advertising, billboards, posters distributed in schools, educational materials for parents, an interactive Web site, and educational sessions in school and community settings. The program sought to communicate five themes: raising awareness of the problem of teen pregnancy, increasing an understanding of the negative consequences of teen pregnancy, developing resistance to peer pressure, promoting parent-child communication, and promoting abstinence among teens.
Not Me, Not Now was effective in reaching early teen listeners, with some 95 percent of the target audience within the county reporting that they had seen a Not Me, Not Now ad. During the intervention period, the program achieved a statistically significant positive shift in attitudes among pre-teens and early teens in the county. The sexual activity rate of 15-year-olds across the county dropped by a statistically significant amount from 46.6 percent to 31.6 percent during the intervention period. Finally, the pregnancy rate for girls aged 15 through 17 in Monroe County fell by a statistically significant amount, from 63.4 pregnancies per 1,000 girls to 49.5 pregnancies per 1,000. The teen pregnancy rate fell more rapidly in Monroe County than in comparison counties and in upstate New York in general, and the difference in the rate of decrease was statistically significant.
3. Operation Keepsake. Operation Keepsake is an abstinence program for 12- and 13-year-old children in Cleveland, Ohio. Some 77 percent of the children in the program were black or Hispanic. An evaluation of the program in 2001, involving a sample of over 800 students, found that "Operation Keepsake had a clear and sustainable impact on...abstinence beliefs." The evaluation showed that the program reduced the rate of onset of sexual activity (loss of virginity) by roughly two-thirds relative to comparable students in control schools who did not participate in the program. In addition, the program reduced by about one-fifth the rate of current sexual activity among those with prior sexual experience.
4. Abstinence by Choice. Abstinence by Choice operates in 20 schools in the Little Rock area of Arkansas. The program targets 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students and reaches about 4,000 youths each year. A recent evaluation, involving a sample of nearly 1,000 students, shows that the program has been highly effective in changing the attitudes that are directly linked to early sexual activity. Moreover, the program reduced the sexual activity rates of girls by approximately 40 percent (from 10.2 percent to 5.9 percent) and the rate for boys by approximately 30 percent (from 22.8 percent to 15.8 percent) when compared with similar students who had not been exposed to the program. (The sexual activity rate of students in the program was compared with the rate of sexual activity among control students in the same grade in the same schools prior to the commencement of the program.)
10. Virginity Pledge Movement. A 2001 evaluation of the effectiveness of the virginity pledge movement using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health finds that virginity pledge program | | | | | |
