Simple Differences

Comprehensive

Abstinence until marriage

Raises awareness, explores sexual feelings in classrooms

Contraceptive advantages without the side effects or failure rates[1]

Teaches sexual anatomy instead of reproductive anatomy

(A) has as its exclusive purpose, teaching the social, psychological, and health gains to be realized by abstaining from sexual activity. (A-H is the federal definition of abstinence)

Presents sexual gratification without regards to age or marital status standards

Explores large variety of sexual behaviors; masturbation, pedophilia, necrophilia, bestiality, cunnilingus, fellatio etc. as normal behaviors

(B) teaches abstinence from sexual activity outside marriage as the expected standard for all school age children;

Gives abstinence as one of many options, says 100% effective but it’s not abstinence until marriage. Often sites a failure rate because of “user error” of abstinence. Presents protected sex using condoms and barriers as the solution

Ignores that all contraceptives measure effectiveness in one-year usage so the true failure rate is cumulative

(C) teaches that abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and other associated health problems;

Providers of contraceptives refuse to report sexual abuse for underage patients.

Uses the term “partner” never “spouse”, “husband” or “wife”

(D) teaches that a mutually faithful monogamous relationship in context of marriage is the expected standard of human sexual activity;

Denies harmful effects of sex with multiple partners or effects of sex at early ages. Most emotional and social impact is ignored with emphasis on pleasure and physical aspects

(E) teaches that sexual activity outside of the context of marriage is likely to have harmful psychological and physical effects;

State age-appropriate but never define appropriate age for sexual debut even ignoring state laws of sexual consent.

Focus on problems for only the mothers; offers “morning after”, and abortion as the solution.

Rarely discusses the father, grandparent or societal impact

(F) teaches that bearing children out-of-wedlock is likely to have harmful consequences for the child, the child's parents, and society;

(Most programs provide opportunities and tools for parents and teens to talk about family sexual standards as well as methods for opting into to programs)

Rarely links drugs & alcohol or older partners in the sexuality units.

Teaches refusal skills as postponement until a condom can be obtained

(G) teaches young people how to reject sexual advances and how alcohol and drug use increases vulnerability to sexual advances; and

Encourages students to use taxpayer funded services, avoid parental notification

(H) teaches the importance of attaining self-sufficiency before engaging in sexual activity.

Spends a disproportionate amount of time on aberrations of sexual gender, orientation, transvestites, cross dressers etc. Focus is on acceptance of LGBTQQI attitudes and behaviors.

Other topics found in comprehensive programs include:

§ Specific information on how to use each contraceptive device including those requiring prescriptions

§ Promotion of agencies who provide family planning, abortion services and homosexual advocacy

§ Sexually transmitted infection information but suggests condoms are highly effective and infections are curable

§Political Advocacy and Lobbying

§ Other topics found in abstinence programs include:

§ Sexually transmitted disease information

§ Reproductive Anatomy

§ Goal setting

§ Decision making, standards and boundary setting

§ Refusal skills, body languages, listening skills

§ Fetal development

§ Pre natal care and parenting

§ Adoption