兩篇關於「盛女」的文章讓我們反思生命的價值

盛女，就是水魚 (iQuest 2012年4月25日)
潘麗瓊 (專欄作家)
(http://iquest.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=3573&Pid=10&Version=0&Cid=117&Charset=big5_hkscs)

《盛女愛作戰》每集都會湧現一堆不明來歷的專家，例如一個叫「性天奴」的，化妝比女人更濃、身邊還有一對像門神般的助手，軍訓似的為盛女「洗腦」：「男人是狩獵的動物，你不能太主動。」「和男士傾偈要四十五度角，不能直視，否則失去矜持。」「傳短訊你永遠不能是最後一個。」其他導師也有一連串似是而非的「擒男必勝技」，譬如女人不可駁嘴、不可太獨立……一群盛女也信服男尊女卑的理論，嘲笑返工時要智商一百四十，回家智商急降到四十扮低能。這可是真的？

細心檢閱優質男人的老婆是何模樣，便知真相。克林頓太太是強悍智慧型的希拉莉；奧巴馬越級挑戰他當見習生時的上司兼哈佛師姐米歇爾；梁振英則戀上師妹兼讀法律的唐青儀，港、英雙隔、天天寫信等她。你猜這些女人是否靠扮低能弱智、或整容瘦面取悅男人？聰明男人怎會要蠢貨？他只會看上令自己欣賞、有獨立思想的女性。

至於那班嘲笑港男的盛女，只肯把情場失意歸咎於自己太叻，不肯作真誠的賽後檢討。可憐！

真是朋友的話，會順着每人性格，發掘並強化她的優點，改善她的缺點，令她更有自信，而不是打沉她，或令她死守一大堆生硬戒條，或迫使她穿上不是她喜歡的衣服，令她渾身不自在。

性格是沉積岩，豈能扭轉過來？騙到對方一次，第二次也會露出馬腳。何不找一個懂得欣賞自己的人？接納自己，也包容別人，就是最舒服的相處之道，但那些導師，只會當盛女是水魚，局你做療程或整牙之類。怎會真誠幫你？



盛女的剩餘價值 (iQuest 2012年4月25日)
婉婷 (幼兒教育工作者)
(http://iquest.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=3572&Pid=10&Version=0&Cid=117&Charset=big5_hkscs)

因為一齣的電視節目，「盛女」成為了香港社會上的熱話。

相信大家都知道這個名詞的意思，我也不在這裡作分享，但「盛女」的價值和表現除了是大家茶餘飯後的話題及笑柄，又或是成了網路「起底」的目標外，她所在的價值是甚麼呢?

私慾的價值：盛女不斷的尋求肉體上的歡愉，要找外表俊俏漂亮的伴侶，要求伴侶講究衣著打扮，名牌服飾缺一不可。能和這樣的伴侶在一起，她們感到寬心，感到有面子，伴侶的外在打扮就反映她們擇偶的品味，虛榮感都叫她們的私慾得到滿足。

消費的價值：盛女會比拼誰家大少公子的身家多寡，讓甲與乙的家族較勁，誰的家產較豐厚，誰就是贏家。利用林林總總的美容品來粉妝自己的外表，將自己包裝得華華麗麗，這樣就可以抬高一點身價。消費主義的流行叫她們不自覺地將自己視為一份商品，計算甲的居所是否背山面海、物業是否在於升值地段、物業的價值多少，計算乙的好男人指數，計算丙的情人指數，把自己嫁給得分高的男人。

「美」的價值：盛女會充分發揮醫學美容的果效，個人的外觀是可以隨時隨地隨心地改變的，不喜歡的部分可以換去，可以改掉，高一點、尖一點、長一點、短一點都沒有問題，人對美麗的追求可以輕易地達到，只要喜歡。

「I」的價值：電腦的方便和進步叫人的消息得以廣傳，她們不用說，只需寫；她們不用聽，只需看。消息的流動是很快速的，卻是低效的，她們不記得別人的臉，她們甚至忘記約會，因為她們害怕面對面的相處，只能給人看45度的臉，也不知道相處時除了忙碌地按著手機屏還能怎麼樣。

信心的價值：盛女不會給人看清楚全部的自己，說話半真半假，運用心理學的小技倆來玩弄人心。變化莫測的反應，前言不對後語，甚至裝聾作啞，讓男性進進退退，自己就享受其中。對人際的交通和自我都沒有信心，怕蝕底，連多說一句說話，寫長一點的短訊都怕會被嘲無面。

「盛女」現象可以讓我們反思生命的價值，叫我們更有勇氣堅持女性的真價值。

有一首兒童詩歌是這樣唱的：「耶穌喜愛世上小孩，世上所有的小孩，無論紅黃黑白種，都是耶穌心寶貝，耶穌喜愛世上一切的小孩」無論怎樣的人，何種的人，耶穌都愛，祂甚至還會使用那最不叫人重視的，不放在眼內的，叫他們為主作工。「因為耶和華不像人看人、人是看外貌，耶和華是看內心。」(撒十六7) 我們又憑甚麼去論斷別人的外貌，憑什麼他評論別人的外表和所得呢?更憑甚麼把標籤套在別人的身上，去評論別人的生命呢?

接受自己，惟有在神的愛裡我們才能找到自己的價值，得著生命的價值，為主作工，才叫我們得以完全。剩與不剩，我們都得豐盛。

基督徒愛國民主運動呼籲 聯署六四23週年紀念禱文

愁對斷腸哀思日‧祈見祥和解恨時

創造天地　掌管人類歷史的主宰
在陽光亮麗的六月天
在愁緒飛颺的斷腸時
我們向祢禱告
願讚頌榮耀　在天上唱起
願和平公義　在大地播揚

上主啊　廿三年了　我們仍在哀傷
哀傷是天安門廣場的旗幟飄揚
捲不走深土下的凝血
在仿如昨日的記憶中
那些為共和國的新生
投下全部青春的生命
竟在無情的槍聲中倒下

上主啊　想起那一張張不憤和失望的面容
在軍車的呼嘯和怒吼聲中合上眼睛
我們就會沉默　就會哭泣
念及是那些眼淚早已流乾的父母們
日復日　年復年　悲痛而無助的思念
國土之大　就容不下一束黃菊
寄上哀哀悼念　切切親情
上主啊　我們的哀傷要到幾時呢

上主啊　廿三年了　我們仍在祈盼
思念著在天涯海角
落寞在異鄉屋簷下的遊子
他們本是國家的良知與希望
呼喚著沉睡的中國靈魂
卻被逼走上去國的命途
華髮已生　容顏老去
失根蘭花　長念故土
更有人在憂憤中客死他鄉
孤墳何處話淒涼

上主啊　國家是我們的國家
土地是人民的土地
崛起的中國大門為世界而開
何以獨缺一條容讓遊子回家之路
上主啊　我們的祈盼要到幾時呢

上主啊　廿三年了　我們仍在點燭
燃亮這片自由的園地
是自由的燭光
也是禱告的燭光
燃燒著對國家最深沉的期許
燃燒著對六四最忠誠的記憶
譜成了中國人最深情的印記
聲聞於天　哀傳於地
在浩瀚天地中　祢是唯一的掌權者
世間權柄皆出於祢

願祢的恩典如雨
潤澤我中華民族乾涸的心靈
同感於宇宙造物者的奇妙宏恩
祈求賜力予有良知的領導人
在穩中求變的基調下
堅執民主改革的勇氣
敢以最大的智慧與包容
重寫這段蒙塵泣血的歷史
撫慰受創的親心
鋪設回家的歸路
為共和國抹去仇恨
迎向幸福祥和的新生
奉基督耶穌的聖名祈求　阿們


時代論壇 2012.04.24
主辦團體：香港基督徒愛國民主運動
協辦團體：基督徒關懷香港學會

Abstinence Education

Abstinence Education                                   

American College of Pediatricians - October 2010

(http://www.acpeds.org/Abstinence-Education.html)

The American College of Pediatricians strongly endorses abstinence-until-marriage sex education and recommends adoption by all school systems in lieu of “comprehensive sex education". This position is based on “the public health principle of primary prevention – risk avoidance in lieu of risk reduction,” upholding the “human right to the highest attainable standard of health.”1

By every measure, adolescent sexual activity is detrimental to the well-being of all involved, especially young women, and society at large. Children and adolescents from 10 to 19 years of age are more at risk for contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) than adults.2 This is due to the general practice of having multiple and higher risk sexual partners, and to the immaturity of the cervical tissue of girls and young women. The CDC recently stated that of the 19 million new cases of STIs annually reported in the United States, 50 percent occur in teens and young adults under 25 years of age.3 Twenty-five percent of newly diagnosed cases of HIV occur in those under 22 years of age.4 This translates into one in four sexually active female adolescents being infected with at least one STI.5

Bacterial STIs may cause life-threatening cases of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility. Viral STIs which include herpes, the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and HIV are generally incurable. Herpes afflicts its victims with life-long painful recurrences, may be passed on to sexual partners even when asymptomatic, and may be life threatening to infants if passed on at birth during vaginal delivery. HPV is found among 90 percent of sexually active young adults and teens.6 While often self-limited, HPV has high-risk strains that may persist for life and cause cancer of the cervix. HIV not only causes premature demise, but also significant suffering with life-long dependence on multiple toxic and costly medications. The CDC estimates that STIs cost the U.S. health care system as much as $15.3 billion dollars annually.7

Adolescent pregnancy is similarly associated with adverse socioeconomics that have an impact on the family, community, and society at large. One in thirteen high school girls becomes pregnant each year.8 Adolescent pregnancy results in decreased educational and vocational opportunities for the mothers, an increased likelihood of the family living in poverty, and significant risk for negative long-term outcomes for the children. For example, children of adolescent mothers are more likely to be born prematurely and at a low birth weight; suffer from poor health; perform poorly in school; run away from home; be abused or neglected; and grow up without a father.9

Even if sexually active teens escape acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and becoming pregnant, few remain emotionally unscathed. Overall, one in eight teens suffers from depression,10 and suicide has risen to become the third leading cause of death for adolescents, paralleling the rise in STIs within this population.11 Infection with an STI has long been recognized as a cause for depression among teens. More recently, however, adolescent sexual activity alone has been acknowledged as an independent risk factor for developing low self-esteem, major depression, and attempting suicide.12 In studies that controlled for confounding factors, sexually active girls were found to be three times as likely to report being depressed and three times as likely to have attempted suicide when compared to sexually abstinent girls.13 Sexually active boys were more than twice as likely to suffer from depression and seven times as likely to have attempted suicide when compared to sexually abstinent boys.14 This is not mere coincidence. Scientists now know that sexual activity releases chemicals in the brain that create emotional bonds between partners. Breaking these bonds can cause depression, and make it harder to bond with someone else in the future.15

Sexual activity is defined as genital contact. This includes mutual masturbation, as well as oral, vaginal, and anal intercourse. While only vaginal intercourse may result in pregnancy, all of these practices may spread STIs, and lead to emotional trauma. Abstaining from all sexual activity is the only 100 percent safe and effective way to avoid teen pregnancies, STIs, and the emotional fallout of adolescent sexual activity. Almost 40 years of emphasis on “safer sex” with “values-neutral sex education,” condoms and contraception has clearly failed our young people. Abstinence education does not occur in a vacuum, making it especially difficult to separate its influence from the opposing influence of the media and cultural milieu. Nevertheless, effectiveness of abstinence sex education in delaying the onset of sexual debut has been demonstrated in rigorous scientific studies. For example, five out of seven programs recently reviewed showed a significant reduction in sexual initiation rates (two programs showed rates decreased by half).16 Evaluation of community-based abstinence programs in peer-reviewed journals showed that they are effective in significantly reducing pregnancy. According to an April 2008 report by the Heritage Foundation “fifteen studies examined abstinence programs and eleven reported positive findings of delayed sexual initiation.”17 Reviews by The Institute for Research and Evaluation state that “several well designed evaluations of abstinence programs have found significant long- term reductions in adolescent sexual activity.”18 These do not begin to thoroughly evaluate the hundreds of ongoing programs.

In its endorsement of abstinence-based sex education, the College calls attention to the scientific controversies surrounding alternative educational platforms. Most sex education curricula fall into two categories, abstinence-until-marriage or comprehensive sex education programs (occasionally also referred to as “abstinence plus” programs). Recently, abstinence education has been criticized for not providing critical health information about condom use. Abstinence education curricula, however, do not discourage the use of condoms; rather they note that chastity obviates the need for condoms. Abstinence education programs do not claim that condoms have no place in preventing STIs. Comprehensive programs, on the other hand, are misleading in the emphasis they place on condom use. These programs give teens the impression that condoms make sexual activity safe. In reality, there has been much conflicting medical literature on the effectiveness of condoms in preventing STIs since the 2000 NIH report on the subject and much of the controversy remains unresolved.19 Teens must be informed that condoms do not offer complete protection from either pregnancy or STIs.

The College position supporting abstinence-until-marriage education, unlike alternative education platforms, also recognizes the unique neurobiology of adolescent brains. The frontal cortex of the adolescent brain is still in development and unable to make the consistently wise executive decisions necessary to control action based on emotional input. Researcher Jay Giedd and others have found that young people do not have the physical brain capacity to make fully mature decisions until their mid-twenties.20

Consequently, when it comes to sex education, adolescents need to be given clear direction repeatedly, as is done with programs that address smoking, drugs, and alcohol use. Emphasis on contraceptive methods undermines the authority of parents and the strength of the abstinence message. This approach reinforces the ubiquitous (yet erroneous) message presented by the media that engaging in sexual activity is not only expected of teens, but also the norm. Adolescent brains are not equipped to handle these mixed messages. Parents and teachers need to “function as a surrogate set of frontal lobes, an auxiliary problem solver” for their teens, setting firm and immutable expectations.21 Adolescents need repetitive, clear, and consistent guidance.

As families address this issue of sex education, the American College of Pediatricians recommends that parents be fully aware of the content of the curriculum to which their children are being exposed. The national “Guidelines for Comprehensive Sex Education” that were drafted by the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) place strong emphasis on “values neutral” sex education beginning in kindergarten. According to these guidelines, children between the ages of 5 to 8 should be taught not only the anatomically correct names of all body parts, but also the definitions of sexual intercourse, and masturbation.22

Overall, these comprehensive programs only emphasize “safer sex.” Many comprehensive programs also provide sexually erotic material to teens with explicit condom demonstrations. Other programs suggest alternative types of sexually stimulating contact (referred to as “outercourse”) that would not result in pregnancy but still could result in STIs. Some of these activities, depending on the ages of those involved and the state in which they occur, could actually be illegal. These education programs can break down the natural barriers of those not yet involved in sexual activity and encourage experimentation. Additionally, many programs emphasize that teens do not need parental consent to obtain birth control and that teens therefore need not even discuss the issue with them.23

Discouraging parental involvement eliminates one of the most powerful deterrents to sexual activity, namely, communication of parental expectations.24 Firm statements from parents that sex should be reserved for marriage have been found to be very effective in delaying sexual debut. Parental example and “religiosity” have also been found to be similarly protective. Adolescents reared by parents who live according to their professed faith25 and are actively involved in their worship community,26 are more likely to abstain from sexual activity as teens. Successful sex education programs involve parents and promote open discussion between parents and their children.

The American College of Pediatricians also believes parents should be aware of the current state of funding, and government involvement in sex education choices. Comprehensive programs receive seven to twelve times the funding of abstinence programs.27 However, according to a recent study by the Department of Health and Human Services, comprehensive programs do not give equal time to abstinence.

In 2004 Congressman Henry Waxman of California presented a report before Congress critical of the medical accuracy of abstinence education curricula.29 The Mathematica Study was similarly critical of the medical accuracy of abstinence education programs.30 However, in 2007 the U.S .Department of Health and Human Services conducted an extensive review of nine comprehensive sex education curricula using the same methods employed by Congressman Waxman and the Mathematica Study. These comprehensive programs were found to have no better record for medical accuracy. The HHS review also found that the comprehensive programs were hardly comprehensive. The amount of discussion dedicated to “safer sex” exceeded that spent on abstinence by a factor of up to seven. Some of the programs failed to mention abstinence altogether. None of the programs carefully distinguished between reducing and eliminating the risks of sexual activity, and nearly every program failed to mention the emotional consequences of early sexual activity. Although some of the comprehensive programs showed a small effect in reducing “unprotected” sex (7 of 9 programs) and to a lesser extent in delaying sexual debut (2 of 8 programs), the impact did not extend beyond six months.31

According to a 2004 Zogby Poll, 90% of adults and teens agree with The American College of Pediatricians position that teens should be given a strong abstinence message.32 Programs that teach sexual abstinence until marriage are about much more than simply delaying sexual activity. They assist adolescents in establishing positive character traits, formulating long-term goals, and developing emotionally healthy relationships. These programs increase the likelihood of strong marriages and families - the single most essential resource for the strength and survival of our nation.

March 13, 2009

Edited October 26, 2010

貞潔教育代替「全面式性教育」

 【信望愛電子報】貞潔教育代替「全面式性教育」  2012.4.15~ 4.21

◎本文經美國兒科醫學會許可進行非官方翻譯，原文載於http://www.acpeds.org/Abstinence-Education.html

貞潔教育代替「全面式性教育」

作者 美國兒科醫學會 2012.04.15

美國兒科醫學會強烈贊同婚前貞潔教育，並建議所有學校系統以此代替「全面式性教育」。此立場是基於「公共衛生的初級防禦（primary prevention）原則──以避免危險取代降低危險」，並支持「追求健康的人權」。

就各方面而言，青少年性行為對兩性（特別是年輕女孩）以及整體社會皆有不利影響。十到十九歲的兒童與青少年比成人更容易感染性病（sexually transmitted infection, STI），因他們普遍擁有多位或較高危險的性伴侶，而且年輕女孩的子宮頸組織尚未發育成熟。美國疾病管制局（CDC）最近指出，在每年呈報的一千九百萬性病新病例中，有百分之五十是青少年與二十五歲以下的年輕人；在新增的HIV病例中有百分之二十五未滿二十二歲。換言之，在性活躍的青少女中，每四人就有一位感染至少一種性病。

細菌引起的性病可能引發危及生命的骨盆發炎（pelvic inflammatory disease, PID）和不孕。病毒引起的性病通常無法治癒，包括皰疹、人類乳突病毒（Human Papilloma Virus, HPV）和HIV。皰疹患者終生為疼痛的復發所苦，未發作時也可能傳染給性伴侶，若經陰道生產傳染給新生兒，可能危及嬰孩性命。性活躍的年輕人與青少年九成身上帶有HPV病毒，儘管HPV病毒通常具自限性，某些高危險種株卻可能無法治癒並引發子宮頸癌，患者不但早逝，而且終生需辛苦仰賴昂貴的多種高毒性藥物。據CDC估計，性病每年耗費美國醫療體系高達一百五十三億美元。

青少年懷孕同樣不利於社會經濟，影響家庭、社區和整體社會。每年十三位中學女孩中就有一位懷孕，青少年懷孕會降低小媽媽接受教育與就職的機會、增加家庭陷入貧窮的可能，而且帶給孩子長遠的負面影響。舉例而言，青少年媽媽的孩子比較可能早產、體重過輕；健康不良；學習不良；逃家；被施暴或忽視；成長於無父的單親家庭。

性活躍的青少年即使沒有感染性病或懷孕，也很難免於情感上的傷害。大體上，八名青少年中就有一位受憂鬱之苦，自殺已升為青少年死因的第三名， 與性病罹患率同時上升。感染性病一直被視為青少年憂鬱的導因，但是近期研究發現青少年性行為本身即為自尊低落、重度憂鬱和自殺企圖的獨立危險因子（independent risk factor）。

研究指出，控制干擾因素（confounding factors）後，性活躍的女孩比性貞潔的女孩，在憂鬱症和自殺企圖上皆高出三倍；性活躍的男孩比性貞潔的男孩，憂鬱症高出兩倍，自殺企圖高出七倍。這不只是巧合。科學家現在知道性行為會使大腦釋放化學物質，使兩方建立感情連結。連結的破裂可能造成憂鬱，而且在未來更難與別人建立感情連結。

性行為的定義是接觸生殖器官，包括以手撫摸和以口部、陰道與肛門進行交合。雖然只有透過陰道性交才會懷孕，但以上行為都可能感染性病，也都能造成情感傷害。避免各種性行為才是青少年百分之百安全、有效避免懷孕、性病與情感創傷的方法。可惜近四十年來「中立的性教育」強調「安全的性」、保險套和避孕，顯然將我們的年輕人導向歧途。雖然貞潔教育的效果不易單獨評估，因為很難將之從媒體和文化環境的相對影響力中隔開。

然而，貞潔教育延緩初次性行為年齡的成果已在嚴謹的科學研究中證明；舉例來說，在最近評估的七個計劃中，有五個顯示性行為初發率有意義的（significant）降低（在其中兩個計劃中降低了一半）。期刊論文對以社區為基礎的貞潔計劃做了評估，結果顯示這些計劃有意義的減少青少年懷孕。根據2008年四月美國傳統基金會（Heritage Foundation）的報告：「在十五個調查貞潔計劃的研究中，有十一個對延緩初次性行為有正面成果。」研究與評估學會（The Institute for Research and Evaluation）的評論指出：「貞潔計劃有意義的長期減少（significant long- term reductions）青少年性行為。」更不用說其餘數百項未經評估的施行中計劃。

因為協會支持貞潔為本的性教育，外界開始注意不同教育綱領在科學上的爭議。大部分的性教育課程可被歸入兩個分類，婚前守貞或是全面式性教育（或稱為「安全性教育」）。近來，貞潔教育被批為未教導關於保險套的重要健康知識；其實貞潔教育課程並不反對使用保險套，而是守貞排除了保險套的需要。貞潔教育課程並未忽視保險套在預防性病上的用處。相對來說，全面式性教育課程錯誤地強調保險套的功用，讓青少年以為保險套保證性行為的安全。事實上，自從2000年國家衛生研究所做了相關報告，就有很多相互矛盾的醫學文獻在探討保險套預防性病的功用，至今仍有許多未解的爭議。青少年應被告知保險套不能保證避孕或預防性病。

學會的立場是支持婚前守貞教育，而且不像其它教育綱領，學會也了解青少年腦部獨特的神經科學。青少年腦部的額葉皮質仍在發育中，對於情感的刺激無法持續作出一貫明智的決定來控制青少年的行為。研究員Jay Giedd等人發現，生理上，年輕人的腦部在大約二十五歲之前，無法做出完全成熟的決定。

因此，論到性教育，青少年必須被重複、明確的教導，如同警戒抽菸、毒品和酒精飲料的教育課程一樣。僅強調避孕方法不僅弱化了父母親的權柄和守貞信念的強度，也強化了被媒體無孔不入地滲透（卻是錯誤）的觀念──把性活躍描繪成不只是青少年，更是人人都熱衷的行為。青少年的腦部還無法處理這些混淆的觀念，家長和老師必須成為青少年的「代理額葉、解決問題的法寶」，並設立堅定不變的標準。青少年需要重複、明確而且持續不斷的指引。

許多家庭關心性教育，美國兒科醫學會建議家長，要深入了解孩童在學校所接受的教育內容。由美國性資訊與性教育聯合會（Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, SIECUS）草擬的「國家性教育指導綱要」極力強調從幼稚園開始實施「中立」的性教育。但根據這些綱要，五至八歲的孩童不只要認識人體模型各個部位的名稱，也要能定義性交和手淫。

總體來說，這些全面式教育計劃只強調「安全的性」，許多此類計劃也提供青少年附帶詳盡保險套示範的情色資訊。有些計劃則提議各種刺激性慾的觸碰（體外性交）不會造成懷孕；但如此卻仍可能感染性病，而且依據年齡及各州規定，某些觸碰的行為可能會觸犯法律。此類計劃會使未發生性行為的青少年打破兩性間自然的界線，甚至鼓勵性行為的嘗試。另外，許多計劃強調青少年不需家長同意即可取得避孕用品，甚至因此建議不須和父母討論這類議題。

減少家長的介入消除了一個對性行為最有效的威懾力量，也就是父母所設立的規矩。父母對婚前性行為的堅決反對，已有研究顯示可以延緩發生初次性行為的年齡。家長的榜樣和「宗教虔誠」也有類似的保護效果。由虔誠實踐信仰、參與教會團體的雙親撫養的青少年，比較能夠守貞。成功的性教育需要家長參與，並鼓勵孩子進行敞開的溝通。

美國兒科醫學會也認為，家長應當關心目前政府對性教育的立場和經費分配。全面式教育獲得的經費比貞潔教育高出七至十二倍；然而，根據美國衛生福利部（Department of Health and Human Services）最近的報告，全面式教育用在青少年身上的時間根本比不上貞潔教育。

2004年，加州議員Henry Waxman在國會提出報告，批評貞潔教育課程的醫學根據。麥瑟麥迪卡研究（Mathematica Study）也提出類似的批評。不過在2007年，美國衛生福利部使用與Waxman議員、麥瑟麥迪卡研究一樣的方法，對全面式性教育計劃進行大規模評估，結果發現該計劃並沒有更好的醫學根據。此評估也發現全面式教育根本不全面，討論「安全的性」的份量遠多出討論守貞的七倍，有些計劃更是省略不提守貞。沒有一個計劃仔細區別減少和消除性行為危險之間的差異，幾乎每個計劃都沒有論及早年性行為造成的情感創傷後果。雖然有些全面式教育計劃在減少「未保護」的性行為上小有成就（九個計劃中的七個），在延緩初次性行為上也有微幅成效（八個計劃中的兩個），但這些影響力都無法持續超過六個月。

根據2004年的左格比民調（Zogby Poll），百分之九十的成人和青少年贊成美國兒科學會的立場，也就是青少年需要堅定的貞潔教育。婚前守貞的教育計劃不僅能延緩性行為，更幫助青少年建立正面的人格特質、訂立長期目標，並發展健康的情感關係。此類計劃提升堅固婚姻與家庭的可能性，而這兩者是延續、堅固國家的最必要資產。