The Value Of Abstinence Education

President Bush's "abstinence only" initiative will work to bridge the generation gap. Sifting the curricula and teaching methods of proven programs "abstinence only" programs such as “True Love Waits” to discover what really works, the Department of Health & Human Services will distill its findings into a set of "best practices" on how parents and community and religious leaders can best inform teens about the adverse consequences of premarital sex and why it is important to wait until marriage. Down the road, the administration appears intent on developing targeted communications campaigns to further promote abstinence only.