Abstinence
Webster's Dictionary defines abstinence as "voluntary refraining" from particular behaviors. Many sexuality educators argue that a key goal of adolescent sex education is helping to postpon...
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The federal government is now expanding its abstinence advocacy program to target unmarried adults up to 29 years of age. The program advises individuals to abstain from sex outside of marriage to ...
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Sometime between the founding of a student-run porn magazine and the day the campus health center advertised "Free Lube," Harvard University seniors Sarah Kinsella and Justin Murray decided to figh...
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Wade Horn, the Bush administration's point man for welfare reform, Head Start and abstinence education, resigned Monday as assistant secretary for children and families.In the Department of Health ...
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Federal funding for abstinence education will likely fall considerably this year as Democratic leaders said Wednesday they will let a $50 million grant program expire on June 30.The program, known ...
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Abstinence-only educators say there's more to their programs than the "just say no" mantra of the anti-drug movement.But that's just what they're saying to Democrats looking to curtail a program th...
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Programs that focus exclusively on abstinence have not been shown to affect teenager sexual behavior, although they are eligible for tens of mil lions of dollars in federal grants, according to a s...
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Students who participated in sexual abstinence programs were just as likely to have sex within a few years as those who did not, according to a long-awaited study mandated by Congress.Also, those w...
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Buenos Aires (dpa) - Argentine football legend Diego Maradona
remained in stable condition in hospital Wednesday but continues to
suffer from alcoholic abstinence, according...
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Most presidential candidates are trying to get people to say "yes." Republican Sen. John McCain will be encouraging South Carolina students to say "no." The Arizona lawmaker is scheduled to speak S...
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Abstinence
Abstinence for Adults?
