items of interest September 13, 1999 Issue

items of interest

with contributions from Danna Britt, Bonnie Horrigan

According to a study by eleven doctors, programs that promote abstinence among teenagers are a major factor in declining rates of pregnancy, abortion, and birth. Commissioned by the Consortium of State Physicians Resource Councils, the report rejected mixing the abstinence message with "safe sex" information. The doctors recommended a focus on abstinence alone.

"The safe-sex approach to teen sexuality is a failure and not at all safe," said Dr. John Diggs, a spokesman for the consortium. True Love Waits was one abstinence program mentioned in the report. For more information on this program, you can access the Web site at http://www.truelovewaits.com.

Reported by Religion Today.com
February 24, 1999

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