abstinence only
See also: abstinence-only
English
Alternative forms
- abstinence-only (in attributive use)
Noun
abstinence only (uncountable)
- A form of sex education that advocates only abstinence as a means to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
- 2002, Marysol Asencio, Sex and Sexuality Among New York's Puerto Rican Youth, page 149:
- Programs have been developed that either advocate abstinence only […] or abstinence-plus […].
- 2002, Larry D. Burlew and Dave Capuzzi, Sexuality Counseling, page 75:
- Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas specify the teaching of abstinence only until marriage.
- 2003, Judith Levine, Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex, page 101:
- Not only was the federal government encouraging abstinence only; […].
- 2006, David Cooper, Broken America, page 182:
- […] directly to organizations that teach abstinence only without going through the states.
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