FACT #3: ABSTINENCE ONLY EDUCATION DOES NOT WORK

The United States has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in all industrialized nations.

Why?

According to this study, states with the most conservative religious beliefs tend to have higher rates of teenage pregnancy.

Between 1995 and 2002, most (86%) of the decline in teenage pregnancy was due to improved contraceptive use. The remaining 14% was due to teens delaying sex

Let's get real about abstinence only education.

http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/09/17/roundup-study-shows-high-correlation-between-teen-pregnancy-and-religiosity-in-us-states
http://www.themediaproject.com/facts/sexeducation/mythfact.htm
http://www.guttmacher.org/in-the-know/pregnancy.html