Another failure for Bush & religious right
 

Texas Teens Increased Sex After Abstinence Program

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Abstinence-only sex education programs, a major plank in President Bush's education plan, have had no impact on teenagers' behavior in his home state of Texas, according to a new study.

Despite taking courses emphasizing abstinence-only themes, teenagers in 29 high schools became increasingly sexually active, mirroring the overall state trends, according to the study conducted by researchers at Texas A&M University.

"We didn't see any strong indications that these programs were having an impact in the direction desired," said Dr. Buzz Pruitt, who directed the study.

The study was delivered to the Texas Department of State Health Services, which commissioned it.

The federal government is expected to spend about $130 million to fund programs advocating abstinence in 2005, despite a lack of evidence that they work, Pruitt said.

"The jury is still out, but most of what we've discovered shows there's no evidence the large amount of money spent is having an effect," he said.

The study showed about 23 percent of ninth-grade girls, typically 13 to 14 years old, had sex before receiving abstinence education. After taking the course, 29 percent of the girls in the same group said they had had sex.

Boys in the tenth grade, about 14 to 15 years old, showed a more marked increase, from 24 percent to 39 percent, after receiving abstinence education.

Duh.

Taboo = Wanna do it more.

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To bad Bush Sr didnt practice abstinence.

can you site one of your successes so we know you'd be one to judge another's failures?

I'll wait. :1orglaugh

This message is hidden because 12clicks is on your ignore list.

In case you are too stupid to have figured this out yet. But I'm sure whatever your post said it was witty and intelligent. :winkwink:

Translation: I have no successes. perhaps because I put successful people on my ignore list. :1orglaugh

Appearantly 12mmdick thinks I actually read his posts. Ok whatever, keep wasting your time posting messages that will never get read by the person you intend them too. Seems stupid, but whatever floats your boat. Try acting like a MAN and not a CHILD and kindly stay out of my threads.

still no accomplishments to speak of?
your parents gotta be embarrassed. :1orglaugh

His comments are all too predictable anyways; plus he's the only one ( besides his brown-noser little lackeys) that seems to think that his comments are funny.... I guess it helps him feel better about his lack of intelligence :)

what's it like having to run off to the day job, live in a shitty apartment, barely make ends meet, and then come here and see someone with my clear "lack of intelligence" post here all day, chit chat on icq, and just have the money roll in?

:1orglaugh

Its getting harder and harder for democrats to try and find things bad about President Bush's 8 years in the office.

Thats pretty weak.

:1orglaugh :thumbsup :1orglaugh