It's been proven to work. It doesn't mean we shouldn't provide other means of birth control for those who make another choice. Some people in Delta say the most important factor in lowering the pregnancy rate is ensuring that the abstinence message comes from several groups. During abstinence week, which is scheduled shortly before prom, the Delta community's hopes for its teens are hard to miss. Local physicians, nurses, judges, probation officers, social workers and mental health counselors hit the schools with an array of messages about how to avoid not just sex, but also drugs and alcohol.
Students see gruesome slide shows depicting the effects of sexually transmitted diseases.
They learn about date rape and the legal tangles and cost of paternity. They hear that early sex can be psychologically damaging. We help kids realize they have to plan. Channel Terms of use. All rights reserved.