“Family Research Council: We need more failed abstinence programs.” That, at least, is how Think progress characterizes this.
The latest federal report on abstinence-only programs shows that they have had “no impacts on rates of sexual abstinence.” Nevertheless, the conservative Family Research Council responds that “one logical conclusion is that to achieve the greatest effectiveness, programs must be intensive and long-term, so that the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to reject sex before marriage are constantly reinforced–particularly in the pivotal high school years.”
That our programs don’t work merely demonstrates the need for our programs.
