abstinence

Obama's Budget: Shortchanging Women's Health?

By Deborah Kotz - On Women - May 8, 2009

Some reproductive rights activists are angry over what's been left out. more >>

Obama Cuts Abstinence-Only Education From Budget, and Good Riddance

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - May 8, 2009

Obama budget cut puts silly, religiously driven, failed program out of its misery years too late. more >>

Obama Budget Eliminates Funding for Abstinence-Only Sex Education

By Deborah Kotz - On Women - May 7, 2009

Proposed budget sets aside funds for comprehensive sex education programs instead. more >>

Bristol Palin Talks About Teen Pregnancy in Visit to New York for Abstinence Push

Nation & World - May 6, 2009

Palin is hitting the road as a teen ambassador for a group that aims to reduce teen pregnancy. more >>

Obama Should End All Federal Funding for Abstinence-only Education

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - March 19, 2009

With teen pregnancy rates on the rise, it's time to stop funding abstinence-only sex-ed. more >>

Pope's Dangerous AIDS Message In Africa: No Condoms

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - March 18, 2009

His message could not be less compassionate to African women. more >>

Is Pope Benedict XVI Right on HIV/AIDS Prevention in Africa?

Opinion - March 17, 2009

The pope says abstinence, and not condoms, is the way to slow the spread of AIDS in Africa. more >>

Sarah Palin Lacks the Maturity, Smarts of Her Single, Teen Mom Daughter Bristol

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - March 12, 2009

It's a shame that Sarah Palin's daughter is a single mother, but so is abstinence-only education. more >>

Bristol Palin Acts Like a Role Model on Sex, Abstinence and Teen Pregnancy--Bravo!

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - February 17, 2009

Bristol Palin should be commended for speaking out. more >>

It's Time for Sarah Palin, John McCain, and the GOP to Abstain From Abstinence-Only Education—It Doesn't Work

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - September 2, 2008

One lesson we can draw from the Palin problem—abstinence-only does not work. more >>

Teen Pregnancy Pact: Symptom of Larger Problem

By Deborah Kotz - On Women - June 20, 2008

Why sex-ed classes aren't the entire solution. more >>

A Debate About Teaching Abstinence

By Deborah Kotz - Health - December 19, 2007

Teen births have ticked up after a long decline. Is sex education the reason? more >>