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American Idol Winner Chooses Abstinence until Marriage Read article New Polling Data Shows Parents Overwhelmingly Support Abstinence Education Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new poll by the Zogby International polling firm finds that American parents strongly support abstinence education for their children. About 90 percent of parents agree that being sexually abstinent is best for their child's health and future, with 8 in 10 strongly agreeing. Another 80 percent think it's important for their child to wait until they're married to have sex with about 60 percent in strong agreement. The survey found about 80 percent of American parents think sex education in public schools should place more emphasis on abstinence instead of contraception use. Two-thirds of parents don’t think it’s a good idea for sexual education classes to promote alternatives to intercourse that encourage sexual activity or risk behaviors that could lead to sexual relations. The poll also found strong support for federal funding of abstinence education programs despite opposition from abortion advocates in Congress. About 60 percent of parents say more funding should go to abstinence education instead of comprehensive sex education and only 20 percent want more sex-education funding.
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