George Monbiot - Waging War with the Virgin Soldiers - Article refuting conservative's claims that when sex education and contraception are widely available, unwanted pregnancies increase. Uses several nations that abandoned the "abstinence only" approach as examples. - http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2004/05/11/waging-war-with-the-virgin-soldiers/
No New Money for Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs - Discusses the shortcomings of abstinence-only sex education programs, as promoted by the US government, and urges action to end the censorship of comprehensive sexuality education. - http://nonewmoney.org/
Salon - Bush's Sex Fantasy - The White House is pouring money into programs that tell teens to just say no to sex. Most experts say the programs don't work - except to enrich the religious right. - http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/02/24/abstinence/index_np.html
The Sydney Morning Herald - Sex Education US-Style: Don't Do It - Documents how US government funded programs must not include information on using contraceptives, and studies showing that students taught that way end up with higher rates of unwanted pregnancies. - http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/01/1086058854941.html?oneclick=true
American Medical News - Does Sex Ed Focused on Abstinence Work? - Comprehensive sex education programs are few. In many school districts, discussion about contraceptives is prohibited or the information provided is inaccurate. Examines state curricula and finds those with abstinence only programs have higher rates of di - http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2000/01/17/hlsa0117.htm