Study: Premarital abstinence pledges are ineffective.

thinkprogress.org - 12/29/2008

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A cornerstone of many abstinence only programs is the concept of virginity pledges , which encourages “children as young as 9 to promise to wait until marriage to have sex.” But a new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that “ teenagers who ...

washingtonpost.com - 12/29/2008

Premarital Abstinence Pledges Ineffective, Study Finds

— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Premarital Abstinence Pledges Ineffective, Study Finds

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msnbc.msn.com - 12/29/2008

Study: Teenage 'virginity pledges' are ineffective

— msnbc.msn.com — Teenagers who pledge to remain virgins until marriage are just as likely to have premarital sex as... those who do not promise abstinence, according to a study released today. (more) Study: Teenage 'virginity pledges' are ineffective

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jezebel.com - 12/29/2008

No Sh-t: New Study Finds 'Virginity Pledges' Ineffective, Promoting Unsafe Sex

— jezebel.com — Bad (yet not surprising) news for parents whose idea of sex education is making their kids pinky-swear... to not have premarital sex: it doesn't work . And not only does it not work, it's not safe. As the Washington Post reports, a new study conducted ... (more) No Sh-t: New Study Finds 'Virginity Pledges' ...

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Eschaton — While the fact that virginity pledges and abstinence-only sex "ed" don't stop teens from having sex is unsurprising, I doubt that even proponents are particularly surprised. They aren't interested in abstinence, really, they're interested in making sure "bad girls" get punished for having sex by being subject to the appropriate consequences. So it actually works as designed. ...

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Daily Kos — ... insisting on additional substantiation". Rather also claims that General Richard Meyers, then head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top military official in the US, called him at home and asked him not to broadcast the story, saying that it would "endanger national security". Worried that your Daily Kos username might someday become obsolete? Hang around long enough, and it will regain its relevance. Here's another shocker: a new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...