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Q. How does your program address teens who are already sexually active? |
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A. Our program encourages sexually active teens to make a choice to be abstinent from this point forward, teaching that abstinence is possible for all students and is the best choice they can make for their future. Teachers continually report that teens who have already been sexually active are particularly receptive to the abstinence message. According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, the majority of teens — 66% — who've had sex regret it, so the message about the benefits of returning to abstinence makes sense to them. They've experienced first-hand the negative emotional and/or physical consequences of premarital sex and can readily see that choosing abstinence is best for their lives and future.
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