The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

This was an interesting blog report that I recently read:
 Educators are being asked to take another look at sex education for 11 to 13-year-old students in light of a recent study from the United States that suggests abstinence programmes could persuade young people to delay sexual activity.
 
The report, written by researchers from Pennsylvania University [...]

By Rebecca Hagelin
Culture Challenge of the Week: Teen Pregnancy Hype
The mass media is abuzz over the Alan Guttmacher Institute’s “news” on teen pregnancy. Guttmacher and those who advocate free sex for teenagers seem almost gleeful as they misuse the statistics in an effort to promote their condom cure-all mantra.
To cause as much public panic [...]

One more benefit of abstinence:
One in three teen mothers (34%) do not graduate from high school, according to Child Trends new fact sheet, Diploma Attainment Among Teen Mothers, while only 6 percent teen females who did not become pregnant never finished high school.
Consider this. What guarantees a teen will not become pregnant? Abstinence.
Abstinence, then, is also [...]

An article posted on the anniversary of Roe v Wade on Friday, January 22, 2010:
Have you ever considered the economic impact of a decision made 37 years ago?
Since 1973, 50.2 million babies have been aborted in the U.S, far exceeding all the Americans killed in all the wars combined since America began. Combine that with [...]

Judge Hatchett has some very wise words for parents in this article.
WELDON — Parents came from all over North Carolina and gathered at The Centre at Halifax Community College Saturday for the Project ASPIRE Parent Summit. There were workshops, other information and the keynote speaker was former TV judge and author Glenda Hatchett.
Project ASPIRE — [...]

I recently read this blog and found it a great teaching tool in the value of remaining abstinent.  I think many of you will agree.  Plese take a moment and read this man’s story:
 
I was holding a notice from my 13-year-old son’s school announcing a meeting to preview the new course in sexuality. Parents could [...]