First I thought, isn't this a tautology (teen birth reductions fully due to contraception). Then I realized some people think abstinence.https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/868447961772118016 …
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Replying to @wycats
'Simple' does not mean single. Both reasons are correct.pic.twitter.com/5TnJZtUVZh
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Replying to @craigsmitham
The article shows no drop in the data it reported, and showed that drop at the end as a new factor.
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Replying to @wycats @craigsmitham
In other words the drop in pregnancy reported by that article happened during the flat period of the chart you just showed.
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Replying to @wycats @craigsmitham
Also of course less sex === less pregnancy, but leaning on abstinence alone has historically had miserable results.
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Replying to @wycats @craigsmitham
The problem is people who believe: - abstinence is all that works - contraception programs hurt abstinence - therefore they're bad
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Replying to @wycats @craigsmitham
If anything this article shows that record high rates of contraception are coming along with drops in sexual activity.
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Replying to @wycats @craigsmitham
1: It's not too hard to find an alternate intuition than "condom use promotes promiscuity" ->
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Replying to @wycats @craigsmitham
2/2: "promoting responsible sexual practices promotes greater responsibility overall"
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Replying to @wycats
Promoting responsibility is a good message - maybe why there could be correlation in drop in sex and better use of contraceptives
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