AIDS | AIDS Prevention Programs for Teenagers Should Emphasize Abstinence

The following viewpoint is excerpted from a statement issued by the bishops of New York State objecting to the distribution of condoms in public schools. School programs that promote condom usage to prevent the spread of AIDS are irresponsible, the bishops maintain, because they encourage meaningless sex and teach teenagers to be promiscuous. The bishops also assert that abstinence is the only completely effective way to prevent both pregnancy and HIV infection. School officials should therefore require AIDS education programs to stress abstinence, the authors conclude.

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