Well, it may not be the popular response, but I'm not opposed to abstinence being the source of sex instruction at all. It's not like it can't be followed by choice, it's as valid a message as any. I personally don't believe in sex before marriage and I've kept it that way for msyelf to this day. Because frankly, I don't see that as the problem - with all the access to birth control out there in addition to the sex education, high rates of teenage pregancy are still out there soaring. It's ridiculous, I think the issue here is responsibilty and I can't count how many times teens have responded "no" or "sometimes" when asked about engaging in safe sex practices - they just didn't really have a valid answer to explain why they didn't except a simple "I don't know why." I honestly don't believe it's due to a lack of knowledge most of the time, I think they've been exposed to hearing about these methods - to me, it's more about the laziness/indifference that accompanies a level of immaturity when dealing with the responsibilites of a sexual relationship. Sometimes I think it can be about embarrassment (afraid to bring it up with the parents) when a young girl needs to see a doctor to get on something.

And not just to pick on the teenagers - hell, they're are some irresponsible adults out there too.