Have you seen the new television ad suggesting that "comprehensive" sex education is responsible sex education?  Encouraging teens to have casual sex may be "comprehensive", but it is certainly not responsible.  "Comprehensive, medically-accurate, age-appropriate sex education" may sound appealing, but the meaning of this marketing slogan is hidden from the public.

The content and goals of sex education as envisioned by Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area and the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health are entirely different than what most parents would expect or want.  Most parents would not want their teenage sons to be turned on and looking for sex after attending a sex education class, but abstinence educators have witnessed that result when Planned Parenthood got there first.  

Most parents do not expect their teens to be told that any sex, any time is perfectly OK as long as it is "consenual" and "safe", but that is the message Planned Parenthood preaches.  Since condoms are pushed as the first means of making sex "safe", the real-world effectiveness of a condom makes sex as safe as playing Russian roulette.  The laboratory effectiveness rate of a condom is no greater than 87% so it is significantly less effective for teens in the real world.

The web site created to support this marketing push for "comprehensive" sex education cites studies that evaluated the content of sex education in Illinois and found it lacking.  This web site does not present any studies to demonstrate that "comprehensive" sex education has been found effective at reducing unwanted pregnancies and abortions, because there are no such credible studies. 

On the contrary, studies that do exist show two things.  First, abstinence education is effective in reducing unwanted pregnancies and abortions.  Second, easier access to birth control for teens increases unwanted pregnancies and abortions.  No, this is not a misprint!  One study concluded that for every 1000 teens who used birth control, abortions increased by up to 120.  A number of abortionists have been quoted making statements showing they are fully aware of this conclusion.

Planned Parenthood's claim that "comprehensive sex education and easier access to all forms of contraception can reduce unwanted pregnancies and abortions by 50%" cannot be supported in the real world.  They make the same claim about making the morning-after pill available over-the-counter.  In Sweden, England, and other locations where over-the-counter access has been tried, the real world experience has been a significant increase in abortions and sexually transmitted diseases, especially among teenagers.

Planned Parenthood often claims that abstinence education is unacceptable because it does not provide "medically-accurate" information, while their approach is based on scientific consensus.  On the contrary, in science, consensus is irrelevant. What is relevant is reproducible results.  They cannot provide such results to show any reduction in abortions.

However, Planned Parenthood has achieved reproducible results.  Over the last 20 years Planned Parenthood has consistently increased their market share of abortion services from 5% to 20% of the national total.  Planned Parenthood is the nation's largest abortion provider.  Their last annual report indicates Planned Parenthood performed 255,015 abortions in 2004.

How could Planned Parenthood possibly be serious about reducing demand for the very product where their business continues to grow by 4-10% each year?  Would any business that has increased market share from 5% to 20% actually intend to reduce the need for that very product?  Such a plan would be financial suicide!

Planned Parenthood is promoting one thing to the public (reducing unwanted pregnancies and abortions) while selling the very thing they claim their "comprehensive" sex education will reduce.  To provide easier access to all forms of contraceptives, Planned Parenthood offers them to 12-17 year-olds at half price.  The annual reports from Planned Parenthood clearly show that they have failed to reduce the need for abortions among their own customers.