This is really good new, as someone who went through that abstinence only curriculum, I can tell you that its a complete load of crap. They would basically just lie to you and make it seem like the absolute only option to a successful life is waiting until you're married to have sex.
A few of the things they tried to teach us:
-Condoms only work 70% of the time
-Pills only work 40% of the time
-If you do anal, you can still get her pregnant (I remember this one not making any sense, and another student asked how on earth that was possible and she said "Well you know, its in the general area and there can be... I don't know, seepage?")
-When another student asked how to properly store and use a condom, she flat out refused to tell us, saying that it would encourage us
-Abortions lead to suicide and drug abuse
-They made us carry around fake babies for 2 weeks and do stupid crap like change their diapers and 'feed' them. Most kids would just chuck them in the closet and forget them when not at school, or do things like play catch and see who could harm their doll most seriously. Yup, great learning experience.
-If you practice abstinence, its like giving your partner a new shoe thats never been worn before on your wedding day!
The course finished by making us sign papers promising we'd abstain until marriage. It was a complete waste of time.
Thank you Obama!
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