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Contact: Kimberly Martinez, Abstinence Clearinghouse, 605-929-0176
MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 2 /Christian
Newswire/ --According to Leslee Unruh, Founder of the Abstinence
Clearinghouse, "The Abstinence Clearinghouse commends Governor Sarah Palin's
family for their compassionate and reasonable response toward their daughter
Bristol's pregnancy. We respect the Palin family's privacy."
Young people from all walks of life are daily exposed to sexual messages through
billboards, magazines, music, internet, peers and condom educators in the
schools. Teaching young people sexual integrity – as is done in abstinence
education – how to withstand the pressures of their peers, combat the messages
they receive from the media, and how to make the healthiest choices should be
top priority when it comes to our youth. Unruh stated, "When it comes to
educating our youth about their sexuality – condom education is failing our
youth. It sexualizes youth by exposing them to sexual images thus lowering the
expectations for their behavior. It puts them at risk for pregnancy and sexually
transmitted diseases because condoms don't work 100% of the time. Not to mention
the emotional stress and heartbreak that sex itself can cause. Youth need
abstinence education, which teaches sexual integrity and offers the healthiest
message – how to eliminate the risk from their lives completely. Anything less
than the healthiest message should not be good enough for our country's youth."
Unruh continues, "Many people have given opinions on what Governor Palin should
or should not do in light of her daughter's pregnancy... there is a saying, 'Man
isn't made in a crisis, he is revealed.' In this case, it's a woman. Governor
Palin had a reputation for being strong before this but any mother knows that
when someone targets your child, you become even stronger. Governor Palin's
response to the criticism of her daughter's pregnancy has been respectful and
compassionate toward her daughter."
Unruh concludes, "I think one thing remains clear through this all – parents
should be the primary sex educators of their children and when a child makes
choices other than the message they have been given by the parents, it doesn't
mean the message is a bad one. We know of thousands of young people who have
waited. Wouldn't it be nice if the media spent as much time showing the success
stories of those who have waited until they are married as those who have made
mistakes?"