守貞教育 

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守貞教育,又称婚前守貞教育純潔教育唯禁欲性教育(英語:Abstinence-only sex education),是性教育的一種形式,其会教育学生不要進行發生婚姻以外的性行為,並以负面角度形容发生婚前性行為女性進行墮胎后的后果。它一般不會像綜合性性教育般教授学生有關预防性病安全性行為避孕般的知識。

現實世界上主流的計劃生育组織並不支持守貞教育是有效的性教育說法[1][2]。守貞教育並不能降低發達國家的人民感染HIV的风險[3]。與综合性性教育比較,其也不能降低非預期懷孕的比率[1]。守貞教育在社会都是具爭議性的,因这一方面涉及社會价值观,而学校的性教育课程如何推行亦有爭论。

守貞教育的支持者认为可以讓青少年有正確性知识,並宣稱综合性性教育会鼓勵婚前性行為及導致更多未成年懷孕,批評者則認为其具有宗教動机,反對宗教組織介入公立学校制定政策,且其不会減少青少年懷孕及墮胎比率。

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 Ott, MA; Santelli, JS. Abstinence and abstinence-only education. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2007, 19 (5): 446–52. PMID 17885460. doi:10.1097/GCO.0b013e3282efdc0b. Abstinence-only curricula have been found to contain scientifically inaccurate information, distorting data on topics such as condom efficacy, and promote gender stereotypes. An independent evaluation of the federal program, several systematic reviews, and cohort data from population-based surveys find little evidence of efficacy and evidence of possible harm. 
  2. ^ Chin, HB; Sipe, TA; Elder, R; Mercer, SL; Chattopadhyay, SK; Jacob, V; Wethington, HR; Kirby, D; Elliston, DB; Griffith, M; Chuke, SO; Briss, SC; Ericksen, I; Galbraith, JS; Herbst, JH; Johnson, RL; Kraft, JM; Noar, SM; Romero, LM; Santelli, J; Community Preventive Services Task, Force. The effectiveness of group-based comprehensive risk-reduction and abstinence education interventions to prevent or reduce the risk of adolescent pregnancy, human immunodeficiency virus, and sexually transmitted infections: two systematic reviews for the Guide to Community Preventive Services.. American journal of preventive medicine. March 2012, 42 (3): 272–94. PMID 22341164. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2011.11.006. 
  3. ^ Underhill, K; Operario, D; Montgomery, P. Operario, Don , 编. Abstinence-only programs for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online). 2007-10-17, (4): CD005421. PMID 17943855. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005421.pub2. 



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