OPINION: Oprah Wrong About Approach to Teen Sexuality

By Suzanne Venker , Author - April 18, 2009

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Though I didn't see it, last week Oprah did a show on teens and sex. At one point, according to my television sources, Oprah and others were discussing the best way to approach teen sexuality. Apparently Oprah took the standard, politically correct (read: liberal) approach: Let your kids know you don't want them to have sex --but make sure to provide them with condoms , "just in case." That way your children are safe should they make the decision to have sex. Then Gayle King, Oprah's best ... Read the Full Article
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  • james67
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    might want to check your stats on HPV and consult your gynecologist/oncologist on that one. as far as the abstinence point, you're dead wrong. i refer you to the january issue of Pediatrics and the study conducted Janet Rosenbaum of John Hopkins which found that abstinence pledgers wound up with only 10% lower rate of sexually transmitted diseases than non-pledgers.

    - james67US April 20, 2009 5:09PM

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