Abstinence-only education does not lead to abstinent behavior

[Squid]

In the "DUH!" category, researchers at the University of Georgia (the State, not the country) found that abstinence education only programs...*drumroll*...don't work at all!  A snippet from the press release:

States that prescribe abstinence-only sex education programs in public schools have significantly higher teenage pregnancy and birth rates than states with more comprehensive sex education programs, researchers from the University of Georgia have determined.

The researchers looked at teen pregnancy and birth data from 48 U.S. states to evaluate the effectiveness of those states' approaches to sex education, as prescribed by local laws and policies.

"Our analysis adds to the overwhelming evidence indicating that abstinence-only education does not reduce teen pregnancy rates," said Kathrin Stanger-Hall, assistant professor of plant biology and biological sciences in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.

Hall is first author on the resulting paper, which has been published online in the journal PLoS ONE.

And if you feel like reading the full research article, the journal is online and open source Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates: Why We Need Comprehensive Sex Education in the U.S

[Asmodean]

Well, duh!

Teach the kids how to use a rubber in stead of trying to teach them that HIV is god's punishment for their wicked ways, is what I say.

[not your typical...]

Well, duh!

Teach the kids how to use a rubber in stead of trying to teach them that HIV is god's punishment for their wicked ways, is what I say.

Well that and it helps them understand better what they sign up for when they have sex as well as going in to detail about other ways to gain sexual satisfaction besides just sticking it somewhere.

[The Magic Pudding]

abstinence education only programs...*drumroll*...don't work at all!  

They aren't working now, but that doesn't mean they can't work in combination with other measures.

We can now recognise brain activity associated with sexual arousal, why not use this for the common good?
Wire up your student, introduce some porn and measure response, inflict great pain until arousal is driven out.

Clothing is much to skimpy and easy to remove today, why not make use of modern fibres and tech to produce garments that truly protect our children?
Parents would have control to electronically or chemically switch the clothing to a removable state when appropriate.
Honestly, allowing teenagers the ability to remove their own clothing is just asking for trouble.

Piercings are all the rage with young people today, why not make use of this fad?
Picture a securely attached penis ring that prevents the engorging of the member, or at least prevents this ever happening twice.
I'm sure all right thinking people would support this device being fitted to young males found guilty of fornication.

In times past we relied on older relatives to chaperone the vulnerable.  
Alas today's youth are a tedious bunch and this task has become overly burdensome.
With modern communication devices there is no excuse for parents not receiving a location and photo update from children every ten seconds.

I'm working on a business plan for a total teenage chastity maintenance service for busy modern parents.
The name is giving me some trouble.
Pudding's Pants Protection?
Pudding's Pudenda Protection?
Pudding's Procreation Prevention?
Pudding, Chastity Champ?

[Asmodean]

Pudding's Pants Protection?
Pudding's Pudenda Protection?
Pudding's Procreation Prevention?
Pudding, Chastity Champ?

Not the last one, Has to be a tripple P for the logo. I lean towards number three.

[not your typical...]

Pudding's Pants Protection?
Pudding's Pudenda Protection?
Pudding's Procreation Prevention?
Pudding, Chastity Champ?

I like the first and third ones. They have a nice flow.

[KingPhilip]

Pudding's Pants Protection?
Pudding's Pudenda Protection?
Pudding's Procreation Prevention?
Pudding, Chastity Champ?

The last should be your personal title, and I like the first and third best as well.

Honestly, allowing teenagers the ability to remove their own clothing is just asking for trouble.

This made me laugh, so much. Because it's so true it's sad.

[not your typical...]

Honestly, allowing teenagers the ability to remove their own clothing is just asking for trouble.

This made me laugh, so much. Because it's so true it's sad.

I concur. And the moment you allow boy and girl sleepovers, well you're just asking for trouble. And I know this for a fact.

[OldGit]

Good thinking, Pudding, but they're going to get at each other whatever you do.

[Too Few Lions]

and teaching abstinence is the idiot pope's answer to the HIV epidemic in Africa...

[Tank]

A good piece of research. Pity it will be ignored by those where ideology trumps facts.

[The Magic Pudding]

Good thinking, Pudding, but they're going to get at each other whatever you do.

What a defeatist attitude, no wonder you guys lost the empire, bedevilling gifting us with a relationship with the crass brave Americans.

[McQ]

Yeah, just reading the title of the thread gave me that, "Duh" reaction. The research and documentation is necessary, though, or else people who buy into the other side of this would be able to say there were no studies to say it doesn't work. Even so, they'll ignore this data. But at least it's there.

[Ecurb Noselrub]

Abstinence makes the hard grow longer.

[Sandra Craft]

Well, duh!

Teach the kids how to use a rubber in stead of trying to teach them that HIV is god's punishment for their wicked ways, is what I say.

Well that and it helps them understand better what they sign up for when they have sex as well as going in to detail about other ways to gain sexual satisfaction besides just sticking it somewhere.

That was tried, and it got the Surgeon General who suggested it fired.  And if I'm remembering this right, she was Clinton's SG -- I don't imagine things are any better now.  I think they should have labs with sex ed classes, and the lab should consist entirely of 30 mins of listening to a recording of a crankly baby screaming.