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March 11, 2011
Study shows more young people are abstaining from sex
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February 14, 2011
American teens: We want our virginity back - Study shows majority rethinking pop culture's love affair with casual sex

February 4, 2011
Free morning after pills may increase the number of positive teen STD tests

January 26, 2011
Impulsivity tied to increased odds of contracting an STD

January 19, 2011
Survey abundantly clear - leave sex ed to parents

January 13, 2011
Let’s Talk About Sex

January 12, 2011
More happiness for couples who wait

January 10, 2011
Parents Say They Want to Teach Sex Ed to Their Kids

January 7, 2011
New guidelines call for increased STD testing

January 3, 2011
Youths With STDs May Not Admit They Had Sex

December 28, 2010
Delaying Sex = Better Relationships

December 28, 2010
Couples Who Practices Abstinence More Likely to have a Stable Relationship

December 21, 2010
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low in 2009, CDC Report Finds

December 21, 2010
Cash rewards could increase STD testing rates

December 3, 2010
‘Safer sex’ message gets through, but doesn’t work

December, 2010
Family Structure and Children’s Health in the United States: Findings From the National Health Interview Survey

August 15, 2010
How Teen Sex Affects Education

August 9, 2010
Growing up too soon? Puberty strikes 7-year-old girls

July 27, 2010
Kids Count 2010 Released - The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its annual 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book (Full Report, PDF, 56 pages)

June 18, 2010
CDC releases research showing decrease in teen sexual activity

March 30, 2010
American College of Pediatricians Endorses Abstinence Education

February 1, 2010
New Study Validates Effectiveness of Abstinence Education

December 17, 2009
New Study Reiterates Heavy Costs to Taxpayers for Teenage Unmarried Moms

November 5, 2009
CDC Data Shows Abstinence Education Works

December 29, 2008
NAEA Response to: Patient Teenagers? A Comparison of the Sexual Behavior of Virginity Pledgers and Matched Nonpledgers by Janet Elise Rosenbaum, PhD, AM

October 1, 2008
Virginity Pledges Among the Willing: Delays in First Intercourse and Consistency of Condom Use

November 16, 2007
Abstinence Education Cuts Teen Sex by 50%

September 5, 2007
South Carolina students who recieve Abstinence Education
more likely than others to abstain from sex

August 8, 2007
A Summary of the British Medical Journal article from July 2007, “Sexual abstinence only programs to prevent HIV infection in high income countries: systematic review”

June 17, 2007
Straight From The Source: What so called “Comprehensive” Sex Education Teaches to America’s Youth (PDF, ~175k)

June 13, 2007
HHS Report: “Comprehensive” Sex Education
Ineffective And Offensive

June 13, 2007
Abstinence Education Works in Georgia

June 8, 2007
“Abstinence” or “Comprehensive” Sex Education? — The Mathematica Study in Context
The Institute for Research and Evaluation
(PDF, ~65k)

May 3, 2007
Zogby Poll: Parents Prefer Abstinence Education 2 to 1

April 13, 2007
Mathematica Findings Too Narrow

April 12, 2007
Abstinence Education Works! Numerous studies validate the effectiveness of abstinence education. (PDF, ~50k)

March 14, 2007
A Critique of the American Journal of Public Health, January 2007 article: “Explaining recent declines in adolescent pregnancy in the United States: The contribution of abstinence and contraceptive use”

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