A self-described "good Southern Baptist girl," 15-year-old Shelby Knox of Lubbock, Texas has pledged abstinence until marriage. But she becomes an unlikely advocate for comprehensive sex ed when she finds that Lubbock, where high schools teach abstinence as the only safe sex, has some of the highest rates of teen pregnancy and STDs in the state. | Read the synopsis »

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FACTS & STATS

Although a substantial majority of Americans agree that sex education should be part of the curriculum in public schools, they are sharply divided over what kind of education is appropriate.  » 

SEX AND THE AMERICAN TEEN

What can we do to help teens avoid pregnancy and remain disease-free? Find out what prominent researchers and policymakers like Dr. Douglas Kirby and Dr. Joseph McIlhaney have to say about teens, sex ed and approaches that are working. »