Article Directory :: Politics & Government Articles Know The Truth: Abstinence Education Works By Keith Deltano Republish: EasyPublish™ Published: 20Apr2009 Word count: 962 Viewed: 607 time(s) Get Free Content For Your Site On March 28th the Democratically controlled congress axed Title V- abstinence education. This is a good thing because abstinence education is a useless construct of the Right...right? A survey of mainstream media would lead you to believe just that. The truth, should it ever get out, is shocking. There is overwhelming evidence that shows abstinence education decreases teen pregnancy and teen sexual activity. Just because the main stream media does not cover this favorable evidence does not mean it is not out there. Let's take a look at just a few of the peer reviewed studies that are available: In Georgia, since adopting abstinence education the teen pregnancy rate has dropped 46 percent. The steepest declines occurred when abstinence was at its highest funding stage. This pregnancy decline started in 1995 when the state of Georgia made abstinence its statewide policy. Think about that, a 46 percent decline in teen pregnancy as a result of a statewide policy of abstinence education. Shouldn't that have received at least a footnote in the anti abstinence campaign the mainstream media has been waging? A randomized controlled trial conducted by jimmott it al. found that abstinence-only intervention significantly reduced sexual initiation among young African American adolescents after a 24-month follow-up period, and did not reduce condom use for those virgins who did become sexually active (p Keith Deltano is a winner of the "Teaching Excellence Award" as well as the "National Impact Award". He has served and worked with youth as a public school teacher, youth leader, parent coach, author and abstinence speaker. He is available for school assemblies, evening rallies, parent workshops, and debate. EasyPublish™ this article - publishers click here More articles by Keith Deltano

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