Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Study: Parent Notification Laws Won't Stop Teen Sex

  • "The research published today shows abstinence-only does significant disservice to American youth by increasing the risk of pregnancy and disease," Cynthia Dailard, an analyst at the nonprofit Alan Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health think tank, told reporters in a telephone briefing.

The full article is here. Why does this surprise people? The heavyhanded stuff just doesn't work. You would think this is just common sense. Jesus Christ! This is just about contraception! Isn't contraception better than conception? So, if you're not comfortable talking to your parents, you're just screwed? God! Sex happens, get over it.

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