Abstinence Education The recent decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration makes the Plan B “Morning After” drug available without prescription to women over the age of 18. It remains available as a prescription-only product for women 17 and younger. What protection will there be for minor girls who could easily be given the drug by older friends or by predatory males?  Plan B Compromise Is Totally Unworkable by Janice Shaw Crouse - Posted Aug 23, 2006 Dr. Crouse is senior fellow of Concerned Women for America’s Beverly LaHaye Institute. http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?print=yes&id=16638   Additional articles: http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/242006a.asp http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/252006a.asp   Additional resource:  www.pfli.org   We encourage you to contact the FDA regarding this egregious decision:   Food and Drug Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, Maryland 20857   Plan B will bring increase in unprotected sex Log in or register to read for free: FDA-approved emergency contraception an excuse to avoid other birth-control methods -- by Mary DeTurris Poust. Read More » http://www.osv.com/OSVNav/OSVNewsweeklySeptember242006/tabid/1172/Default.aspx   http://www.projectreality.org/ Project Reality provides a variety of conferences, trainings and events to help educate community members about the importance of abstinence. We would love to have you join us to learn more about communicating abstinence as the healthiest lifestyle to youth. Please click on one of the links above to learn more about upcoming events. Pam Stenzel tackles today's tough issues of sex with candor, insight, humor, and the challenge for young people to get the abstinence advantage.http://www.pamstenzel.com/home.html Seven years ago Pam Stenzel grew weary of hearing the phrase, NOBODY TOLD ME!! After years of counseling young girls who found themselves in crisis pregnancies, Pam began to realize that so many were completely unaware of the risks involved with sexual activity, and that many had never been told about all the consequences of their choices. That was the inception of Pam's life as a speaker, but Pam Stenzel's story started years earlier In 1964 a fifteen-year-old girl was raped, became pregnant, and decided to carry her unborn child to term. Five months after the baby girl was born, in an act of courage and love the young mother provided her child a better environment by giving her to an adoptive family. That child was Pam Stenzel. She is the oldest of 8 children - 7 adopted, 1 biological, and her extended family includes 38 adopted children in all. Following her graduation from Liberty University with a degree in Psychology, Pam moved to Minneapolis, MN where she began to work with New Life Family Services, and young girls who were planning to place their children for adoption. Pam was approached by a group of concerned parents, to develop a two-hour program for the Rally for Life 1992, a conference on sexual abstinence. She developed the program by mixing media and music, her own talk, and the testimonies of young girls. The response of students, parents and the community was so overwhelming that Pam began to get numerous requests to speak all over the Midwest. In 1993, Pam's talk Sex Has a Price Tag was produced as a video. No one was prepared for the explosive response. Pam's speaking requests were so numerous that she decided to go on the speaking circuit full time. "Sex Has a Price Tag" has since been translated into 11 languages, won the Charleston Film Festival Award in 1995, and is currently used in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Australia, Ireland, Europe, the Ukraine, Romania, Poland, and throughout Africa. In 1998 Vision Video and Gateway Films produced the film series "Sex, Love and Relationships" in Santa Monica, California. It won the Crown Award for Curriculum of the Year in November 1999. Pam's current videography includes: "Time To Wait For Sex," "Sex Has A Price Tag 2000," "Character Matters" (a video for parents) "Sex, Love & Relationships," and "Take A Look In The Mirror" (a video for girls only). She is also the Founder of Enlighten Communications, Inc. Enlighten Communications, Inc. is an organization focused and committed to the betterment of children and families in America and around the world. Enlighten offers a broad new model approach for those desiring to embrace strong character in today's youth. Enlighten empowers parents, youth leaders and educators to lead informed discussions on sexual abstinence and the benefits it produces. Pam now travels both domestically and internationally, speaking to over 500,000 teens a year. Surprisingly many of her requests to speak come from teens themselves. She has been a guest on numerous national TV and Radio programs, including appearances on Fox News Network's "Hannity & Colmes Show," ABC Radio's "Sean Hannity Show," "The Dr. Laura Show," CBN's "The 700 Club," and ABC Television's "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher." Pam Stenzel is a dynamic, charismatic, and educated expert on Sex, Love and Relationships. She understands the perils that young people face as they make adult choices, and is dedicated to reviving the character and integrity of today's youth. Abstinence Until Marriage: The Best Message for Teens  http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IS03B1&v=PRINT New Research Shows the Need for Abstinence Big Decision in Texas Could Affect Sex-Ed Texts Across Country http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/7/192004d.asp Ugandan AIDS Model Again Highlighted, But Opponents Disagree By Patrick Goodenough CNSNews.com Pacific Rim Bureau Chief July 13, 2004 Pacific Rim Bureau (CNSNews.com) - The leader of the country that has most successfully brought HIV-AIDS under control has once again attributed that achievement to promoting sexual abstinence and fidelity above condom use, but critics remain unimpressed. Despite having the lowest per-capita use of condoms in sub-Saharan Africa - by far the region hardest hit by the rampant epidemic - Uganda has overseen the biggest decline of HIV infection in the world since the early 1990s. "In our prevention campaigns we emphasized on abstinence and on being faithful rather than condom use," Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni told the 15th international AIDS conference in Bangkok on Monday. "Ultimately we cannot become a condomized nation," he said, adding that condom use was merely a "stop gap, improvised measure." Instead, he called for "relationships based on love and trust."    http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200407/FOR20040713a.html Teens want to wait for sex  http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20031216-102509-9120r By Joyce Howard Price - THE WASHINGTON TIMES - Published December 17, 2003     Two-thirds of U.S. teenagers who have had sexual relations wish they had waited longer, a new survey has found.     The survey conducted for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy found that the number of people who wish they had delayed sexual activity rose 4 percent from three years ago. Of the 2,000 people polled, 67 percent said they wished they had waited. The new data also determined that 85 percent of teens believe sex should occur only in long-term committed relationships.   Abstinence Message Takes Hold in Southeast Asia http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200311/CUL20031125a.html By Patrick Goodenough - CNSNews.com Pacific Rim Bureau Chief -November 25, 2003 Pacific Rim Bureau (CNSNews.com) - A small, pro-family organization in Singapore is taking its abstinence message to the Southeast Asian city-state's MTV generation, and it said thousands of 13- to 20-year-olds have pledged to remain virgins until marriage.   Las Vegas Conference to Promote Sexual Abstinence Until Marriage By Danielle Gillespie CNSNews.com Correspondent June 26, 2003 The seventh annual International Abstinence Conference, which runs through Saturday, includes some 50 speakers -- all attempting to spread the message that sex should be delayed until marriage.   Sexually Active Teenagers Are More Likely to Be Depressed and to Attempt Suicide by Robert E. Rector, Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D., and Lauren R. Noyes Center for Data Analysis Report #03-04 SCHLESSINGER LETS LOOSE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION, LIBERAL MEDIA A popular conservative radio talk-show host is blasting the mainstream media for ignoring the fact that most American parents object to comprehensive sex education being taught in public schools. More details:  http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/5/22003d.asp  Agape Press May 2, 2003 From:  The Pro-Life Infonet infonet@prolifeinfo.org Subject:   New Research Shows the Need for Abstinence Source:   Focus on the Family; May 22, 2003 New Research Shows the Need for Abstinence Washington, DC -- Twenty percent of 12- to 14-year-olds have had sexual intercourse, according to a study by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Parental neglect is cited as the main reason why the numbers are so high. Bill Albert, of the campaign, said parents need to pay attention. "I think it really is a wakeup call to parents, for those who thought they could kind of talk about sex, love and relationships once their kids get into high school," Albert said. "What we want to tell young people is that abstinence is your first choice, it is your best choice." In fact, abstinence-only education is proving to be the most effective message we can give to our kids, according to Leslee Unruh, of the Abstinence Clearinghouse. "We have a real problem," Unruh said. "We have been selling raging hormones to everyone. These are not animals. These are young people that have willpower." Unruh said sexually active teens have a 70 percent success rate at stopping sexual behavior when presented with the abstinence-only message. Since the government endorsed abstinence education, teen sex has seen a sharp decline.      National Abstinence Clearinghouse -- 801 East 41st Street -- Sioux Falls, SD 57105   The Benefits of Abstinence, the Costs of Pre-Marital Sex - http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/2/142003b.asp   Three in Four Parents Give 'Thumbs Down' to Current Sex-Ed Guidelines       Iowa Christian Alliance 939 Office Park Rd. - Suite 115  West Des Moines, IA 50265 515-225-1515 formerly Christian Coalition of Iowa