Sexual Health Educator Concerned About Abbotsford’s Focus on Abstinence - The Tyee
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When the Abbotsford School District extends an invitation to a guest speaker, it asks them to sign a letter acknowledging abstinence as the only way teenagers can be “truly safe” from unwanted sexual outcomes.
The letter template, last revised in 2024, says: “In the area of human sexuality instruction, a primary focus will be on sexual abstinence, as this is the only truly safe way to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.”
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