My virginity mistake
I took an abstinence pledge hoping it would ensure a strong marriage. Instead, it led to a quick divorce
Monday, May 6, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 172Life Love and Sex, Abstinence
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Newlywed discovers she is allergic to her husband’s sperm
In which premarital chastity wins a newlywed couple a trip to the immunologist
Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 6:11 PM UTC 14Life Marriage, Abstinence, sperm
A Protestant liberal defends clerical celibacy
A vow of abstinence can remind a believer of values like contentment and solidarity, even if it's not for everyone
Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 20Social Religion Dispatches, Celibacy
“Condom ambulance” coming to a campus near you
A college sophomore's condom delivery start-up wants to make safe sex cool -- and convenient
Monday, Dec 3, 2012 6:44 PM UTCLife Sex, safe sex, public health
Why Obama’s in bed with abstinence-only education
Behind the administration's decision to fund a controversial sex education program
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 24Politics Sex Education, Abstinence
Ab-ed moves ahead
A sexist, anti-gay abstinence-only program quietly gets the Obama administration's stamp of approval. Why?
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 9:50 PM UTC 29Life Sex Education, Abstinence
The latest lies in the war on choice
The GOP debate made clear that the goal of the new culture war is preventing women from controlling their own lives
Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 4:15 PM UTC 43News Contraception, Sex, Abortion
Did Bristol Palin accuse Levi of rape in her new memoir?
In "Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far," Sarah's daughter describes her first sexual encounter
Tuesday, Jun 21, 2011 2:52 PM UTC 38Entertainment Bristol Palin, Abstinence
Adults scarred by sex ed website
Alarmed lawmakers are trying to shutter MariaTalks.org for its crude teen slang. Who are they protecting, exactly?
Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 8:52 PM UTC 38Life Abstinence, Birth Control, Sex
Pope declares embryo humanity
After his controversial condom-support Benedict XVI speaks on behalf of "nascent life"
Saturday, Nov 27, 2010 6:08 PM UTC 60News Abortion, Abstinence, Catholicism
Abstinence-only isn’t dead yet
The government has handed out $155 million to evidence-based sex ed programs -- but that isn't the full story
Friday, Oct 1, 2010 6:38 PM UTC 13Life Sex Education, Broadsheet
Breaking: Christine O’Donnell has had sex
The GOP's Delaware embarrassment wasn't always so chaste, as she revealed in 2004
Wednesday, Sep 15, 2010 9:25 PM UTC 113Politics 2010 Elections, War Room
Exporting abstinence education to China
Focus on the Family expands the global reach of its "wait until marriage" program
Friday, Sep 3, 2010 6:15 PM UTC 19Life Abstinence, Broadsheet, China, Sex
Let’s all play the abstinence game!
Researchers develop a video simulation to teach girls how to resist sex
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 1:01 PM UTC 25Life Abstinence, Broadsheet, Sex
Wasting millions more on abstinence-only
The healthcare bill boosts the message that sex before marriage is harmful. What about the harm of miseducation?
Thursday, Apr 1, 2010 5:47 PM UTC 34Life Sex Education, Broadsheet
Safe sex PSA: Men are jerks!
Are stereotypes about young dudes really the best way to encourage contraceptive use?
Tuesday, Mar 2, 2010 1:01 PM UTC 33Life Sex Education, Broadsheet
Sexing up Alabama
Why bringing "Berkeley values" into the American classroom won't increase teen pregnancies. It will reduce them
Monday, Feb 1, 2010 10:02 PM UTC 44Life Abstinence, Broadsheet, Parenting
The horror of teen motherhood
An ad campaign turns sex into a scary movie
Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 1:30 AM UTC 39Life Abstinence, Broadsheet
Less sex ed, more pregnant kids
A 2006 spike in teen parenthood coincides with increased abstinence-only sex education
Tuesday, Jan 26, 2010 7:27 PM UTC 17Life Abstinence, Broadsheet, Pregnancy
Sarah and Bristol on Oprah: WTF?
The Palin women discuss abstinence with the talk show queen -- on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, no less
Friday, Jan 22, 2010 10:23 PM UTC 29Life Sarah Palin, Abstinence
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