The age-old question about teen pregnancies and whether abstinence (alone) works or not is kinda of answered here.
A couple of standout stats:
States with the highest and lowest teen pregnancy rates, take Mississippi for example, does not require sex education in schools, but when it is taught, abstinence-only education is the state standard. Mississippi continues to have the highest teen birth rate, with 55 births per 1,000 girls.
New Hampshire, on the other hand, requires comprehensive sex education in schools that includes abstinence and information about condoms and contraception. They have the lowest rate in the country, just under 16 percent.
Thus the headline holds true, I guess???
Teen Pregnancies Highest In States With Abstinence-Only Policies
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