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 postpone sexual intercourse until the individuals involved are...

Derived from the term ‘abstain’ which has a Latin root: abs: from, and temetum: strong wine. Abstinence indicates refraining or withdrawing from something; typically to do with the denial (either forced or voluntary) of something carrying...

Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. (Danish) Abstinence is the best medicine. (Tamil) Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder. (the Editor) It is easier to abstain than to restrain. (French) To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect...

Abstinence is a voluntary restraint from indulging a desire or appetite for certain bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to abstention from sexual intercourse, alcohol or food. The practice...

THE BUSH administration has been increasing grants to the states for abstinence-only sex education in public schools, crowding out funds for more comprehensive programs that include abstinence along with discussions of contraception. Now Governor Romney is following a similar path, supporting a restriction on...

Louisiana Court Slaps Religion-Based No-Sex Programs FOR THE FIRST TIME, a court has put a hold on some of the new government funding to promote sexual abstinence. Finding that certain abstinence programs in Louisiana are in violation of the constitutional separation of church...

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 avoid sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies. Of course, to no one's surprise,...

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 fight back against what they see as too much mindless sex at the Ivy League school.They...