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#"comprehensive sex education", advocated by most self-identified liberals, and many others.{{fact-political}}

#"comprehensive sex education", advocated by most self-identified liberals, and many others.{{fact-political}}

Conservatives maintain that abstinence-only education is the only completely effective means of education.{{fact-political}}{{fact-scientific}} Some studies have shown that the effectiveness of abstinence-only education is not as effective as believed.<ref>http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5013965202</ref> <ref>http://www.wiretapmag.com/stories/14691</ref>

Conservatives maintain that abstinence-only education is the only completely effective means of education.{{fact-political}}{{fact-scientific}} Some studies have shown that the effectiveness of abstinence-only education is not as effective as believed.<ref>http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5013965202</ref> <ref>http://www.wiretapmag.com/stories/14691</ref> In 1997 the Republican controlled Congress authorized a ten year study of the effectiveness of abstinence only sex education.  This study concluded that abstinence only sex education did not have an impact on sexual behavior, those receiving abstinence only education were as likely as a control group to engage in pre-marital sex, had as many sexual partners, and first engaged in sex at the same mean age (they were also as likely to use protection, contrary to what some previous studies had shown). <ref> HHS 100-98-0010 “Impacts of Four Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs” Final Report April 2007  [http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/PDFs/impactabstinence.pdf]</ref>. 

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