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Abstinence-Only meta-analysis

2019-02-05 19:25:30.823608+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Meta-Analysis Over Almost 20 Years Has Declared Its Verdict on Abstinence-Only Sex Ed

In 2008 alone, for instance, conservative states received more than $71 million in abstinence funding, and the authors say this translates to 1,080 extra adolescent births than would have otherwise been the case.

This suggests that abstinence funding "may not simply be an ineffective policy but may also have perverse effects in these states."

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