Comments on: A little good news for abstinence-only sex ed http://cblpi.org/senseandsexualityblog/2010/02/a-little-good-news-for-abstinence-only-sex-ed/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 00:05:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Administrator http://cblpi.org/senseandsexualityblog/2010/02/a-little-good-news-for-abstinence-only-sex-ed/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Administrator Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:23:35 +0000 http://cblpi.org/senseandsexualityblog/?p=263#comment-138 The site's informational pages, specifically the FACTS pages, are based on pure science compiled by a physician. In contrast (and as with most <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog rel="nofollow"><b>blogs</b></a>), the Sense and Sexuality blog is pure commentary (opinion), news and discussion related to the broader topic of sexuality in our culture and time. The site’s informational pages, specifically the FACTS pages, are based on pure science compiled by a physician. In contrast (and as with most blogs), the Sense and Sexuality blog is pure commentary (opinion), news and discussion related to the broader topic of sexuality in our culture and time.

]]> By: eti http://cblpi.org/senseandsexualityblog/2010/02/a-little-good-news-for-abstinence-only-sex-ed/comment-page-1/#comment-137 eti Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:51:19 +0000 http://cblpi.org/senseandsexualityblog/?p=263#comment-137 I like this site but there is something I don't get. It says on the homepage, "It is pure medical science - about you and your body - compiled by a physician", but I haven't seen anything here written by a physician. And many of the blog entries are opinions about cultural issues, not science at all. Could someone please explain that? I like this site but there is something I don’t get. It says on the homepage, “It is pure medical science – about you and your body – compiled by a physician”, but I haven’t seen anything here written by a physician. And many of the blog entries are opinions about cultural issues, not science at all. Could someone please explain that?

]]> By: artschoolnerd http://cblpi.org/senseandsexualityblog/2010/02/a-little-good-news-for-abstinence-only-sex-ed/comment-page-1/#comment-136 artschoolnerd Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:16:33 +0000 http://cblpi.org/senseandsexualityblog/?p=263#comment-136 "Taking a scientific rather than moralistic approach in abstinence appears to be the right track" Exactly. I am a feminist and usually find abstinence education to be backwards, ineffective and sexist due to the morality based programs. However the idea of an abstinence program, that still discusses condoms and safer sex, doesn't bother me because it's not passing moral judgement on teens for having sex. In any case, abstinence education that's being taught it schools currently, and for the large part touted by this blog are more worried about the "morality" of sex then protecting teens. And that is a large part of why they don't work. “Taking a scientific rather than moralistic approach in abstinence appears to be the right track”

Exactly. I am a feminist and usually find abstinence education to be backwards, ineffective and sexist due to the morality based programs. However the idea of an abstinence program, that still discusses condoms and safer sex, doesn’t bother me because it’s not passing moral judgement on teens for having sex.
In any case, abstinence education that’s being taught it schools currently, and for the large part touted by this blog are more worried about the “morality” of sex then protecting teens. And that is a large part of why they don’t work.

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