Poll Shows Parents Support Abstinence-Based Sex Education
Colorado Springs—The Coalition for Adolescent Sexual Health, an ad hoc partnership of pro-family groups that includes Focus on the Family, released the results of a ground-breaking survey assessing parental attitudes on sex education today. The poll, conducted by Zogby International, revealed that parents overwhelmingly support abstinence-centered sex education and adamantly oppose condom-based programs. (more)

Evaluating Your School District's Sex Education Program
Participation in the Process
Beyond reviewing the actual materials your child will be using in class, you may want to participate in a number of different ways: (more)

The Real Values Behind “Values-Free” Sex Education
Now, the social liberals at the forefront of the "safe-sex" movement openly declare what they have quietly been advocating all along: They want school sex education programs to include values. (more)

Sex Ed: What Parents Really Think
On Thursday, February 13th, the Coalition for Adolescent Sexual Health will release the results of a landmark survey tracking parental attitudes on sex education. (more)

Parents Overwhelmingly Prefer Their Kids Be Taught Abstinence
New poll also shows moms and dads strongly oppose condom-based sex education. (more)

Sex Education: Spinning the Truth
(AgapePress) - Abstinence is an idea as old as the hills. We know abstinence works. It prevents unwanted pregnancies. We know you won't come down with any of the 25 common STDs if you abstain from sex. So what's wrong with abstinence? (more)

Waco Woman Outs Contents of PP's Graphic Sex-Ed Program
Caution: This story contains graphic descriptions that some may find offensive.
(AgapePress) - An annual summer sex education program offered by Planned Parenthood in Waco, Texas, is under fire for encouraging more teen promiscuity. (more)

If Education is the Answer, Are We Asking the Right Questions?
(AgapePress) - The dual problems of teaching sex education to young people and warning them about AIDS, the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is an increasingly difficult task.
Recently the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, released a report on sexual activity among young people. According to the CDC, two-thirds of teenagers are sexually active, 30% with four or more partners. (more)

Massachusetts Schools Weigh Gay Topics
from All Things Considered, Monday , September 13, 2004 - As school begins in Massachusetts, teachers and parents are debating what to teach about homosexuality now that gay marriage is legal. Some say teachers must talk more openly about gay relationships, while others say they'd rather quit than assign books such as Heather Has Two Mommies. (more)

North Carolina School District Endorses 'Abstinence Until Marriage' for Sex ED - (January 14, 2004) A large North Carolina school district has dumped its comprehensive sex-education program. The new curriculum encourages abstinence, discourages contraceptive use and homosexual behavior, and includes information on STDs and the failure rates of contraceptives.
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PolicyWire - A new national poll conducted by Zogby International shows that parents favor that sex education instruction emphasize abstinence, love and commitment, and marriage over contraception and "safe sex." (more)

Ugandans Show Correct Way to Tackle AIDS (The Irish Times, 1/5/04) - The promotion of condoms as a means of stopping the spread of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases is irresponsible, writes Dr.  Miriam Duggan. (more)

Government Spending on Contraception Outpaces Abstinence Funding Twelve To One
WASHINGTON, (JAN. 14, 2004) - Despite overwhelming evidence of the dangers of early sexual activity, the federal and state governments spend much more to promote “safe sex” than they do to encourage abstinence, according to a new study from The Heritage Foundation. (more)