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== Criticism ==

== Criticism ==

Abstinence education is often criticized by [[liberal]] groups such as the American Psychological Association,<ref>[http://www.apa.org/releases/sexeducation.html Comprehensive Sex Education is More Effective at Stopping the Spread of HIV Infection<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the American Medical Association,<ref name="ama">[http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/15/ph_sexual_health_ed.pdf American Medical Association – Issue Brief: Adolescent Sexual Health Education]</ref> the National Association of School Psychologists,<ref>[http://nasponline.org/about_nasp/pospaper_sexed.aspx NASP Position Statement on Sexuality Education<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the Society for Adolescent Medicine,<ref name="Adolescent Health">{{cite web | url = http://www.adolescenthealth.org/PositionPaper_Abstinence_only_edu_policies_and_programs.pdf | title = Abstinence only education policies and programs}}</ref> the American College Health Association,<ref name="Adolescent Health"/> the American Academy of Pediatrics,<ref name="aap">[http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/108/2/498 Sexuality Education for Children and Adolescents - Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health and Committee on Adolescence 108 (2): 498 - Pediatrics<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and the American Public Health Association.<ref>[http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1334 APHA: Policy Statement Database<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This is done primarily to advance the [[liberal agenda]] by promoting teen [[promiscuity]].

Abstinence education is often criticized by groups such as the American Psychological Association,<ref>[http://www.apa.org/releases/sexeducation.html Comprehensive Sex Education is More Effective at Stopping the Spread of HIV Infection<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the American Medical Association, the National Association of School Psychologists,<ref>[http://nasponline.org/about_nasp/pospaper_sexed.aspx NASP Position Statement on Sexuality Education<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the Society for Adolescent Medicine,<ref name=%252526quot%25253BAdolescent Health">{{cite web | url = http://www.adolescenthealth.org/PositionPaper_Abstinence_only_edu_policies_and_programs.pdf | title = Abstinence only education policies and programs}}</ref> the American College Health Association,<ref name=%252526quot%25253BAdolescent Health"/> the American Academy of Pediatrics,<ref name=%252526quot%25253Baap%252526quot%25253B%252526gt%25253B[http%25253A%25252F%25252Fpediatrics%25252Eaappublications%25252Eorg%25252Fcgi%25252Freprint%25252F108%25252F2%25252F498 Sexuality Education for Children and Adolescents - Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health and Committee on Adolescence 108 (2): 498 - Pediatrics<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and the American Public Health Association.<ref>[http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1334 APHA: Policy Statement Database<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  

 

States that teach abstinence education, such as Texas and Mississippi, are shown to have a much higher teen birth rate than states that teach regular sex education. This is because abstinence only education teaches nothing about condoms or birth control as a means of preventing conception.

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