How do parents feel about sex education?
A. Parents overwhelmingly approve of comprehensive sex education that teaches abstinence, pregnancy, and STD prevention. Parents also want birth control to be widely accessible and for you and/or your partner to know how to put on a condom. Parents recognize that comprehensive, medically accurate information about your sexual health will help you to lead a safe, happy life. A recent study showed that over 90% of both adults and parents supported contraception being taught during sex education. Q. Are virginity pledges effective ways of delaying sexual activity? A. No. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Columbia showed that 88% of virginity pledge takers participated in some form of sexual activity before marriage. The study also showed that young people who took a virginity pledge were one-third less likely to use contraception when they did become sexually active. It also showed that sexually transmitted diseases were as common for pledge takers as for non-pledge ta
