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Originally Posted by Bifta
Well, it's only as good as the people participating, if someone who claims to have abstained from sex is actually having sex then they're not really abstaining so it'd be a bit pointless saying abstinence doesn't work.
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Abstinence (the concept itself), would, if strictly adhered, obviously work.
What doesn't really seem to work though, are the abstinence programmes. Why? Because, going by various reports & studies, the kids do still end up having sex - perhaps later than "normal", but they still have sex. And they are less likely to know about, or use, condoms, and so on...(as per the Texas link above, & the overall US study linked earlier)