Sexual abstinence

1960

Before the "sexual revolution" of the 1960s, it was commonly believed by members of the medical profession that numerous mental and physical diseases in men were caused primarily by loss of nutrients through seminal discharge, and that the deliberate conservation of this substance would lead to increased health, vitality, and intellectual prowess.

1970

By the 1970s, abandonment of premarital chastity was no longer taboo in the majority of western societies, and the reverse became true.

1981

federal government-promoted abstinence-only program was aimed at teens in 1981 in order to discourage premarital sex and unwanted pregnancies.

2006

This program is focused to provide teenagers with science-based information on sexual health, so that they can make a sound decision regarding their sex-life. In 2006, the George W.

2007

During the Obama administration, between the years 2007 and 2017, the teen pregnancy rate in the US dropped by 50%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2010, University of Pennsylvania researchers released a model study showing that abstinence programs can be effective.

2009

In 2009, the Barack Obama administration removed most of the funding from sexual-abstinence education, and instead used the money to fund the Office of Adolescent Health, designed to prevent teenage pregnancy through evidence-based programs.

2010

During the Obama administration, between the years 2007 and 2017, the teen pregnancy rate in the US dropped by 50%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2010, University of Pennsylvania researchers released a model study showing that abstinence programs can be effective.

2017

During the Obama administration, between the years 2007 and 2017, the teen pregnancy rate in the US dropped by 50%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2010, University of Pennsylvania researchers released a model study showing that abstinence programs can be effective.




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