Abstinence Education

    Abstinence education is in the news with Bristol Palin’s pregnancy and Governor Palin’s support of abstinence-only education. At the same time, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has applied for abstinence-only education funding from the federal government. This hour, a conversation with University of Pennsylvania social policy professor REBECCA MAYNARD about what works in sex education and the consequences of teen pregnancy.
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