Stephanie Ventura
Stephanie Ventura heads the reproductive statistics branch of the National Center for Health Statistics.
Category: Health care
John B. Jemmott III
The University of Pennsylvania professor who led the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine study. He says it’s now possible to assert that abstinence-only education can be effective, although the journal published an editorial with the study cautioning that public policy should not be based on the results of a single study alone. In a […]
“Study finds abstinence-only education helps young teens”
A Los Angeles Times story on the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine study.
“Quick Response to Study of Abstinence Education”
A New York Times story on the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine study.
“Abstinence Education Done Right”
A New York Times editorial on the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine study, which showed abstinence-only education can help discourage sexual activity.
“CDC Muddies the Water in its Birth Data Announcements”
A Christian Newswire story about Concerned Women for America’s criticism of federal reporting on the new birth rate data.
“Some Abstinence Programs Mislead Teens, Report Says”
A Washington Post story about a congressional report that found inaccuracies in some government-funded sex education programs that teach abstinence only.
The Education of Shelby Knox
Watch a documentary about 15-year-old, Southern Baptist Shelby Knox; who becomes an unlikely proponent of comprehensive sex education from Lubbock, Texas.
Grading Schools’ Abstinence Efforts
A National Public Radio report about results from the first major national study of abstinence-only education.