No Sex for You

The Society of Adolescent Medicine recently published an excellent editorial on abstinence-only programs. I was impressed with their use not only of science to make their case (see accompanying review article), but also calling in ethical and human rights arguments. It reminded me of the Presidental Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief's (PEPFAR) stipulation requiring "66 percent of resources dedicated to prevention of HIV from sexual transmission must be used for activities that promote abstinence before marriage and fidelity."