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Originally Posted by Redux
And the more extreme social conservative movement in the US prefer their 8 point plan for abstinence only education, including baseless scare tactics:
sexual activity outside the context of marriage is likely to have harmful psychological and physical effects
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What, you've never heard of Hot-dog-down-a-hallway Syndrome? It's in the DSM-IV.
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bearing children out-of-wedlock is likely to have harmful consequences for the child, the child's parents, and society
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I think you'll find it pretty hard to argue with this one as it's written. Single parents have a harder life, their kids have a harder life, and society is asked to support one or both of them more often than married couples. I can't imagine anyone sanely arguing that having unplanned babies is a fine idea. Obviously there can be plenty of debate as to the best way to prevent unplanned pregnancies, but you really can't call the above statement a baseless scare tactic.