It Doesn't Work. Period.

So-called "abstinence only" education, that is. It's a complete failure, but that doesn't stop the Idiot Right from pushing it. New evidence:

A recent study commissioned by Congress concluded that abstinence-only programs are completely ineffective in preventing or delaying teenagers from having sexual intercourse. Nor do they lower unwanted pregnancy rates or lessen the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

The solution? Give young people accurate and honest information about sex, including information about contraception.

We can choose to live in some kind of idealized dream world where teenagers are chaste and studious and young people are imbued with "virtue"--or we can live in the world as it actually is. I choose to live in the latter.