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| Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD. | |||
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March 19, 2005
A recent study of 12,000 adolescents shows young boys who took "abstinence pledges" were four times more likely to engage in anal sex.
The Republican Party's evangelical base, desparate to justify their faith at the expense of children, doesn't want to hear the facts about "abstinence-only" sex education. In the midst of proposed cuts in his 2006 budget, President Bush has proposed increasing funding for abstinence by $39 million to $206 million. Another $64 million will be added over the next two years. Now, that's a mandate.
The latest study, published in the April issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, found that teens pledging virginity until marriage are more likely to have oral and anal sex than other teens who have not had intercourse. That behavior, however, "puts you at risk," said Hannah Brueckner, assistant professor of sociology at Yale and one of the study's authors.Among virgins, boys who have pledged abstinence were four times more likely to have had anal sex, according to the study. Overall, pledgers were six times more likely to have oral sex than teens who have remained abstinent but not as part of a pledge.
The pledging group was also less likely to use condoms during their first sexual experience or get tested for STDs, the researchers found.
[Study: Abstinence Pledgers May Risk STDs - AP - 03-18-05]
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