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There is no evidence that sexual education curbs pregnancies.
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Wrong wrong wrong.
The single most effective defense against unwanted pregnancies is teaching comprehensive sexual education which includes the proper use of different birth control methods.
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/he...ncy-per-capita
As can be seen from that chart, the US with their backwards abstinence-only policy has by far the largest rate of teenage pregnancy amongst the 26 industrialized nations listed. The countries with the lowest rates are, respectively, Japan, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Sweden, all nations which have very progressive comprehensive sex education programs.
Here in Canada, the rate of teenage pregnancy has recently dropped to an all-time low. Proper education regarding contraceptive use is the cited reason:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...andHealth/home
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The teenage pregnancy rate in Canada has hit an all-time low and the teen abortion rate has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to a new report.
The number of unwanted pregnancies among adolescents and young adults has fallen principally because they are using birth control, said Alex McKay, research co-ordinator at the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada, and author of the study.
"It's due to greater contraceptive use, not teens having less sex," he said.
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There is much evidence that abortion rates go up though.
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Also wrong. From the same link as above, the
percentage of teenage pregnancies ended through abortion has indeed gone up, but the
total number of abortions performed has been steadily dropping. Comprehensive sex education = greater use of contraceptives = fewer unwanted pregnancies = fewer abortions.