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By Curious

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So what then is your definition of an independent researcher? One by planned parenthood? A study by them is just as illigitimate as one conducted by Focus on Family, etc.

I saw this on an earlier posting and I thought
you may be interested, so I reposted it here. Is a British Medical Journal independent enough?

Study Revives Sex Ed Debate
Wednesday, June 19, 2002
By Heather Nauert
NEW YORK — A new study published by the British Medical Journal finds that sex ed classes, even those that teach abstinence, are having almost no impact. The classes are not stopping kids from having sex and they're

not convincing them to use birth control.


The study has revived an old debate between those who say formal sex ed has no place in public schools and those who say more or improved education is needed.

"The best people to teach sex actually are the parents, because sexuality is all about intimacy," Patrick Fagan of the Heritage Foundation said.

(ARTICLE CONTINUED, BUT TOO MUCH TO PASTE HERE)

Very interesting. I wish they had posted the rest.....


 


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