http://michiganmessenger.com/11317/michigan-gives-out-14-million-in-abstinence-only-education-grants The Michigan Messenger is a local news site covering politics and policy throughout Michigan. Its team delivers original reporting daily. The Michigan Messenger is published by the nonpartisan and nonprofit group American Independent News Network. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://michiganmessenger.com/11317/michigan-gives-out-14-million-in-abstinence-only-education-grants/comment-page-1#comment-4229 abstinence makes the heart grown fonder…. « iGNITE Magazine Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:16:02 +0000 http://michiganmessenger.com/?p=11317#comment-4229 [...] SOURCE [...] [...] SOURCE [...]

]]> http://michiganmessenger.com/11317/michigan-gives-out-14-million-in-abstinence-only-education-grants/comment-page-1#comment-4151 Michigan to promote teenage pregnancy « The Words on What… Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:30:55 +0000 http://michiganmessenger.com/?p=11317#comment-4151 [...] by Rob on January 11, 2009 Two days ago, the state of Michigan accepted $1.4 million (USD) in federal money to promote abstinence-only sex education (hat tip). It will be going to nine community groups [...] [...] by Rob on January 11, 2009 Two days ago, the state of Michigan accepted $1.4 million (USD) in federal money to promote abstinence-only sex education (hat tip). It will be going to nine community groups [...]

]]> http://michiganmessenger.com/11317/michigan-gives-out-14-million-in-abstinence-only-education-grants/comment-page-1#comment-17185 ebrayton Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:23:42 +0000 http://michiganmessenger.com/?p=11317#comment-17185 That statement from McCurtis is astonishing. I've been writing about this issue for years and I'm not aware of a single study that shows that abstinence-only <i>does</i> work and I know of at least half a dozen major studies, including one that looked at all of the studies done up to that point, that have found exactly the same thing - that such programs may help some kids put off their first sexual encounter for a little while, but they are significantly less likely to use condoms or other forms of birth control when they do. And bear in mind that under federal law, these grants cannot go to any sex ed program that even <i>mentions</i> contraception other than to discuss failure rates. This is madness. Lammerand is absolutely right that abstinence should be one element of sex ed program -- it is true that abstinence is the only surefire way to avoid pregnancy or disease -- but the use of contraception to prevent pregnancy and disease if you're not abstinent must be there as well. That statement from McCurtis is astonishing. I've been writing about this issue for years and I'm not aware of a single study that shows that abstinence-only does work and I know of at least half a dozen major studies, including one that looked at all of the studies done up to that point, that have found exactly the same thing – that such programs may help some kids put off their first sexual encounter for a little while, but they are significantly less likely to use condoms or other forms of birth control when they do. And bear in mind that under federal law, these grants cannot go to any sex ed program that even mentions contraception other than to discuss failure rates. This is madness. Lammerand is absolutely right that abstinence should be one element of sex ed program — it is true that abstinence is the only surefire way to avoid pregnancy or disease — but the use of contraception to prevent pregnancy and disease if you're not abstinent must be there as well.

]]> http://michiganmessenger.com/11317/michigan-gives-out-14-million-in-abstinence-only-education-grants/comment-page-1#comment-11634 ebrayton Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:23:42 +0000 http://michiganmessenger.com/?p=11317#comment-11634 That statement from McCurtis is astonishing. I've been writing about this issue for years and I'm not aware of a single study that shows that abstinence-only <i>does</i> work and I know of at least half a dozen major studies, including one that looked at all of the studies done up to that point, that have found exactly the same thing - that such programs may help some kids put off their first sexual encounter for a little while, but they are significantly less likely to use condoms or other forms of birth control when they do. And bear in mind that under federal law, these grants cannot go to any sex ed program that even <i>mentions</i> contraception other than to discuss failure rates. This is madness. Lammerand is absolutely right that abstinence should be one element of sex ed program -- it is true that abstinence is the only surefire way to avoid pregnancy or disease -- but the use of contraception to prevent pregnancy and disease if you're not abstinent must be there as well. That statement from McCurtis is astonishing. I've been writing about this issue for years and I'm not aware of a single study that shows that abstinence-only does work and I know of at least half a dozen major studies, including one that looked at all of the studies done up to that point, that have found exactly the same thing – that such programs may help some kids put off their first sexual encounter for a little while, but they are significantly less likely to use condoms or other forms of birth control when they do. And bear in mind that under federal law, these grants cannot go to any sex ed program that even mentions contraception other than to discuss failure rates. This is madness. Lammerand is absolutely right that abstinence should be one element of sex ed program — it is true that abstinence is the only surefire way to avoid pregnancy or disease — but the use of contraception to prevent pregnancy and disease if you're not abstinent must be there as well.

]]> http://michiganmessenger.com/11317/michigan-gives-out-14-million-in-abstinence-only-education-grants/comment-page-1#comment-4131 ebrayton Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:23:42 +0000 http://michiganmessenger.com/?p=11317#comment-4131 That statement from McCurtis is astonishing. I've been writing about this issue for years and I'm not aware of a single study that shows that abstinence-only <i>does</i> work and I know of at least half a dozen major studies, including one that looked at all of the studies done up to that point, that have found exactly the same thing - that such programs may help some kids put off their first sexual encounter for a little while, but they are significantly less likely to use condoms or other forms of birth control when they do. And bear in mind that under federal law, these grants cannot go to any sex ed program that even <i>mentions</i> contraception other than to discuss failure rates. This is madness. Lammerand is absolutely right that abstinence should be one element of sex ed program -- it is true that abstinence is the only surefire way to avoid pregnancy or disease -- but the use of contraception to prevent pregnancy and disease if you're not abstinent must be there as well. That statement from McCurtis is astonishing. I've been writing about this issue for years and I'm not aware of a single study that shows that abstinence-only does work and I know of at least half a dozen major studies, including one that looked at all of the studies done up to that point, that have found exactly the same thing – that such programs may help some kids put off their first sexual encounter for a little while, but they are significantly less likely to use condoms or other forms of birth control when they do. And bear in mind that under federal law, these grants cannot go to any sex ed program that even mentions contraception other than to discuss failure rates. This is madness. Lammerand is absolutely right that abstinence should be one element of sex ed program — it is true that abstinence is the only surefire way to avoid pregnancy or disease — but the use of contraception to prevent pregnancy and disease if you're not abstinent must be there as well.

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