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ABSTINENCE
MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
Defining
the Problem
According
to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, 56 million Americans
(1 in 5) has an incurable sexually transmitted disease (STD).
3 million teenagers and 9 million adults are infected annually.
In the 1960s, there were only two significant STDs - syphilis
and gonorrhea. Today, there are more than 20. The Human papilloma
virus (HPV) causes over 90 percent of cervical cancer cases. This
cancer kills 7,000 women a year - more than AIDS. Condoms offer
virtually NO PROTECTION against HPV.
Nearly
I million teenage girls get pregnant every year in the U.S. Approximately
10% of all 15 to 19-year-old girls will become pregnant - even
though since 1970, the U.S. Government has spent over $6 billion
to promote contraceptives and the flawed "safe sex" debacle.
In
Hawaii, the State Board of Education's policy #2110 declares that
students shall be instructed "that abstention from sexual
intercourse is the surest and most responsible way to prevent
unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases such as
HIV/AIDS, and consequent emotional distress."
The
policy's flaw is that it also mandates providing youth with "information
on and skill development in the use of protective devises and
methods for the purpose of preventing sexually transmitted diseases
and pregnancy." That means teaching our kids how to use condoms
and birth control pills.
Telling
youth "we prefer you remain abstinent but we'll show you
how to have safe sex" is a failed approach that gives youth
a FALSE sense of security. If the same message were applied to
smoking, it would say, "We wish you wouldn't smoke, but if
you do, smoke filtered cigarettes and we will provide them to
you without telling your parents."
The
Solution is the Positive Message of Abstinence
Hawaii
Family Forum believes that Hawaii's youth deserve more than mixed
messages and low expectations. Hawaii's youth can remain abstinent
with consistent and clear support from parents, teachers and the
community.
Resource
Information:
More
Resources:
"Try
Wait" Hawaii Program (Coming Soon!)
Abstinence.net
(Visit Website!)
Focus
on the Family (Visit Website)
Truth
4 Youth
True
Love Waits
Medical
Perspective:
Medinstitute.org
(Visit Website!
Physicians
for Life
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