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The Heritage Foundation Papers: Abstinence
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Revenge of the Dirty Dozen: 12 Policies that Undermine Civil Society
Taken as a whole, these 12 policies serve to undermine traditional families, devalue life and human dignity, and weaken civil society in American life.
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The Case for Maintaining Abstinence Education Funding
Before cutting federal funding for abstinence education programs, policymakers should consider all of the evidence that indicates its effectiveness.
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The Relationship Between Family Structure and Adolescent Sexual Activity
Families remain one of the most powerful socializing influences on the sexual attitudes and behaviors of adolescents. Adolescents from intact family structures are less likely than their peers from non-intact family backgrounds to engage in sexual activity. Moreover, when adolescents from intact families do become sexually active, they tend to do so at an older age than their counterparts from non-intact families.
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Teen Sex: The Parent Factor
The statistics on teen sexuality in the United States are troubling. Two-thirds of 12th graders have engaged in sexual activity and one in five will become teen mothers. Social science research suggests that parents can influence their adolescents’ sexual behavior. Policies and programs focused on reducing teen sexual activity and related negative outcomes should strengthen parental involvement.
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Teenage Sexual Abstinence and Academic Achievement
There is strong and widespread support of teaching sexual abstinence to American teens. Over 90 percent of parents, at a minimum, want teens to be taught to abstain from sexual activity until they have at least finished high school.
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Adolescent Virginity Pledges and Risky Sexual Behaviors
Analysis shows that viginity pledgers have lower STD rates than non-pledgers.
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Virginity Pledgers Have Lower STD Rates and Engage in Fewer Risky Sexual Behaviors
Counter to some recent research, this analysis shows that viriginity pledges do make a difference.
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Adolescent Virginity Pledges, Condom Use, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Young Adults
Analysis shows that viginity pledgers have lower STD rates than non-pledgers.
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More Evidence of the Effectiveness of Abstinence Education Programs
Another report shows that abstinence education works.
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Waxman Report Is Riddled with Errors and Inaccuracies
A new report from Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) and the minority staff of the House Committee on Government Reform, The Content of Federally Funded Abstinence-Only Education Programs, is yet another attempt by aggressive proponents of comprehensive sex education to discredit and undermine the message of authentic abstinence education.
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Abstinence Education