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==Abstinence Only==
==Abstinence Only==
Studies have not shown that abstinence-only education produces successful outcomes.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/13/AR2007041301003.html Study Casts Doubt on Abstinence-Only Programs]</ref> According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "Abstinence-only programs have not demonstrated successful outcomes with regard to delayed initiation of sexual activity or use of safer sex practices.... Programs that encourage abstinence as the best option for adolescents, but offer a discussion of HIV prevention and contraception as the best approach for adolescents who are sexually active, have been shown to delay the initiation of sexual activity and increase the proportion of sexually active adolescents who reported using birth control."<ref>http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/108/2/498</ref>
Studies have not shown that abstinence-only education produces successful outcomes.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/13/AR2007041301003.html Study Casts Doubt on Abstinence-Only Programs]</ref> According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "Abstinence-only programs have not demonstrated successful outcomes with regard to delayed initiation of sexual activity or use of safer sex practices.... Programs that encourage abstinence as the best option for adolescents, but offer a discussion of HIV prevention and contraception as the best approach for adolescents who are sexually active, have been shown to delay the initiation of sexual activity and increase the proportion of sexually active adolescents who reported using birth control."<ref>http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/108/2/498</ref>
While some studies do show Abstinence-only education programs as effective, some find that Abstinence only education can have negative effects and is less effective than Comprehensive education. In a 2005 study, the American Psychiatric Institute found that Comprehensive education was more effective in reducing HIV infections in youth.<ref>http://www.apa.org/releases/sexeducation.html</ref> The American Academy of Pediatrics, while recognizing that Abstinence-only education is more effective than no education altogether, still recommends that schools adopt a Comprehensive education program that includes contraceptive methods and infection prevention. <ref>http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/108/2/498</ref>
Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, argues that abstinence-only sex education leads to the opposite of the intended results by spreading ignorance regarding sexually-transmitted diseases and the proper use of contraceptives to prevent both infections and pregnancy.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9504871/</ref> His view was not supported in the studies either.
Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, argues that abstinence-only sex education leads to the opposite of the intended results by spreading ignorance regarding sexually-transmitted diseases and the proper use of contraceptives to prevent both infections and pregnancy.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9504871/</ref> His view was not supported in the studies either.