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:..."the goal of Federal policy should be to emphasize abstinence as the only certain way to avoid both unintended pregnancies and STDs."<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/02/welfare-book-06.html WORKING TOWARD INDEPENDENCE] Encourage Abstinence and Prevent Teen Pregnancy, White House News and Policies, February 2002</ref>

:..."the goal of Federal policy should be to emphasize abstinence as the only certain way to avoid both unintended pregnancies and STDs."<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/02/welfare-book-06.html WORKING TOWARD INDEPENDENCE] Encourage Abstinence and Prevent Teen Pregnancy, White House News and Policies, February 2002</ref>

The new Democratic-controlled Congress wants to abolish abstinence-only [[sex education]] programs, arguing that fornication is the norm (i.e., inevitable). But a 2004 Heritage Foundation study found that virginity pledges significantly reduce premarital sex without putting backsliders at risk. [http://www.heritage.org/Research/Abstinence/cda04-07.cfm]

The new Democratic-controlled Congress wants to abolish abstinence-only [[sex education]] programs, arguing that fornication is the norm (i.e., inevitable). But a 2004 Heritage Foundation study found that virginity pledges significantly reduce premarital sex without putting backsliders at risk. <ref> Teens Who Make Virginity Pledges Have Substantially Improved Life Outcomes

Center for Data Analysis Report #04-07 [http://www.heritage.org/Research/Abstinence/cda04-07.cfm] </ref>

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