Stand and Deliver What?

Most third and fourth graders barely know what sex is, let alone have any desire to try it. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is advocating in a new report, “Stand and Deliver.”

As part of the global push, IPPF “demands” that children 10 and older have access to “comprehensive sex education” that defines sexuality as a ” positive force for change and development, as a source of pleasure, an embodiment of human rights and an expression of self.” What they neglect to mention is that this “expression of self” also leads to death, disease, teen pregnancy, and depression.

Regardless, the latest research suggests that abstinence–not liberal sex ed–is the most effective approach for this age group. In the February edition of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, researchers found that a third of inner-city kids who participated in a targeted abstinence-only program were sexually active, compared to about half of their peers.

Of course, it’s no secret why IPPF would advocate for early sexual involvement. What better way to advertise for abortion than encourage young children to have sex? The most troubling part of the study is that it purposefully squeezes parents out of the equation. What children learn (or don’t learn) about intimacy SHOULD BE up to parents–not the government, and certainly not Planned Parenthood.

Tony Perkins heads the Family Research Council. This article is excerpted from the Washington Update that he compiles for the FRC.