abstinences


... the vampires are coming. Stars of the film fantasy Twilight talk paranoia, typecasting and sexual abstinence.

Kerry Katona says she is an alcoholic, but can control her addiction enough that she can drink. How does this square with the abstinence mantra of many recovery programmes?

The BBC news website looks at US teenage pregnancy in the wake of the revelation that the daughter of the Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant.

Sex education programmes in the US that stress abstinence face funding cuts, amid charges that they fail to reduce teen sex.

Sex abstinence programmes do not stop risky sexual behaviour or help prevent unwanted pregnancy, a study says.

The Silver Ring Thing is the organisation behind the symbol of a 16-year-old girl's pledge to sexual abstinence.

Pupils attending abstinence classes are no more likely to abstain from sex than those who do not, a study finds.

A study pins declining US teenage pregnancy rates on better use of contraception - not abstinence.

The Scottish Executive announces £1.7m funding for five drug treatment projects.

US policy is undermining the efforts of African countries to fight the HIV epidemic, a leading UN figure has said.

President Bush pledges more help as millions mark World Aids Day, but key African states appear indifferent.

Silvio Berlusconi has given up sex for the election. Will it make him more focused - or will it damage his health?

US First Lady Laura Bush tells the BBC the "war on terror" has made her job more challenging than she ever anticipated.

The UN's special envoy in Africa says Washington is harming Uganda's policy on tackling HIV/Aids.

A Ugandan MP raises funds to send virgins to university for free to promote abstinence as a way of fighting Aids.

Men who abstain from sex in the belief it will boost sperm quality and help them conceive are mistaken, a study shows.

Africa's Aids battle should be fought with abstinence not condoms, says the Pope in his first comments on the issue.

The American Civil Liberties Union files a lawsuit against the federal government over its funding of a nationwide sexual abstinence programme.

The BBC's Will Ross looks at the new emphasis on abstinence in Uganda's fight against HIV/Aids.

The government is launching a new campaign to target areas with the highest teenage pregnancy rates.

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