What types of sex education programs are successful at reducing abortion rates?

Abstinence-only programs
Programs that primarily teach pregnancy and disease prevention
Programs that teach abstinence as well as pregnancy and disease prevention
Family-based sex education, i.e., schools provide no instruction of any kind
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    7/1/2005 6:26:57 AM

    Right after I flicked the switch on the #532##issue that preceeded this one# I realized there was no option for the programs that say, "abstinance doesn't work".

    I believe it doesn't...so I was left with no option. I think abstinance results in overly high numbers of diseased or pregnant kids. They can't keep their kids of meth and they want to keep them from having sex? Get real.

    The main points on the question were #1349#, #1393#, #1406#. The "discarded" issue ("gone though never approved") should not show up in the main areas, but should be visible to anyone linking to it. I think the comments won't display, but they should...so they will eventually.

    7/1/2005 6:19:28 AM

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    What types of sex education programs are successful at reducing abortion rates?