Thursday, March 05, 2009

Just say no doesn't work


Image from Pundit Kitchen

A recent study shows that not only are abstinence programs are ineffective in preventing teen sex and teen pregnancy, but some studies conclude that abstinence only programs increase teen pregnancy rates:

Study Casts Doubt on Abstinence-Only Programs

The Effectiveness of Abstinence-Only Education

Effectiveness of abstinence programs still unclear

Thanks to Cafe Zeke for the articles.

2 comments:

K T Cat said...

Dude! I threw you a link.

:-)

Captcha word: purous - the ethereal, porous nature of purring.

K T Cat said...

Linked again. I just found some cool data that might surprise both of us!