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more about #liberals more comments → Scout: what is this "sex' of which you speak *perplexed* more » Snowbunny: You aren't a teen having sex if you're 21 years old. Then you're a 20-something having sex. more » alouette: This post reminds me: I must go make my annual checkup appointment at Planned Parenthood! And then thank them for providing it to me since I was 17. more » lynxwings: It's impossible to teach teenagers that premarital sex is a bad, dirty, shameful thing without teaching them that all sex is a bad, dirty, shameful th... more » PilgrimSoul: "I believe marriage is an institution between two unwilling teenagers..." more » Grim Reaper of the Forest: I feel like the whole abstinence thing needs a update. I'd like to see sex ed that says sex when you are 12-14 might not be the best thing, sex when ... more » SarahMC: Also, I used to get very very anxious and pray aggressively after I'd have sex with my boyfriend (as a 20 year old!!) in college. I'd want to do it bu... more » SarahMC: How is it a good thing that teens who are GOING to have sex view safe sex as bad?!Oh, I know, because when they eventually break their stupid purity p... more » Mkp-hearts-NYC: My mom raised me with a "sex is something you wait to do with someone you love, don't ever feel like you have to give someone a blowjob, make sure you... more » KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins: Yeah...the whole guilt and hellfire stuff made me give up being Catholic. I took up sex instead. more » JinxyMcDeath: I lost my virginity in my early/mid 20's and I was the ONLY virgin that all my friends knew at that time. That includes so-called "conservatives." I d... more » sarahxo: *ahem* I'm uh uhh a teen who is Catholic and therefore doesn't believe in premarital sex. I think. Although I certainly believe in birth control! Anyw... more » bluebears: Was Dr. Healy smoking crack when she summed that study up? How is a sense of guilt about having sex a good thing? Likewise how are these kids safer be... more » Crabby Cakes: Virginity pledges are ineffective because human beings are biologically wired to want to have sex. Maybe it's the "biological" part that upsets conser... more » morninggloria: And! How can anyone be guilty about fucking? Safe fucking is wonderful and fun and feels awfully good. Hey everyone! You know that really fun thing th... more » -
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Teen Sex: Conservative Values Aren't Always Constructive
Bernadine Healy, M.D. of US News' Heart-to-Heart blog sounds off on what the media has "missed" in regards to the study that showed that virginity pledges are ineffective. However, Dr. Healy misses some points herself.
