Assertion: abstinence | /r/HasProperty | 100% effective
Facets:
value: in preventing pregnancy
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in safeguarding against sexually transmitted diseases
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: without any side effects
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: If used consistently (i.e., must be used 100% of the time), abstinence is 100% effective in preventing pregnancy and STIs.
text: Because you’re not having any sexual contact, abstinence is 100 percent effective without any side effects.
text: Abstinence from sex is the only form of pregnancy prevention that is 100% effective.
text: Abstinence is the only form of birth control that is 100% effective in preventing pregnancy.
text: Abstinence is 100% effective in preventing pregnancy if used correctly and consistently.
text: It is 100% effective in safeguarding against sexually transmitted diseases and unplanned pregnancy.
text: Now, for those who do NOT have any kind of sex which poses a pregnancy risk (important, as “sex” in this case doesn’t include anal intercourse) for one full year, abstinence would be 100% effective.
text: In doing so, he suggested that abstinence is 100% effective.
text: Thus, when the president suggests that abstinence is 100% effective, he is implicitly citing its perfect-use rate—and indeed, abstinence is 100% effective if "used" with perfect consistency.
text: Thus, when the president suggests that abstinence is 100% effective, he is implicitly citing its perfect-use rate—and indeed, abstinence is 100% effective if "used" with perfect consistency.
text: For example, if they are told that abstinence is 100% effective, they should also be told that, if used correctly and consistently, condoms are 97% effective in preventing pregnancy.
text: Supporters of Abstinence-only say that traditional sex education sends mixed messages and that abstinence is the only method that is 100 percent effective in preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).