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But there are two kinds of pleasure: the pleasure of doing, and the pleasure of not doing; the pleasure of indulging, and the pleasure of abstinence.
Next goal among the conservative policy mavens who pioneered abstinence for teen-agers: abstinence for unmarrieds in their 20s.
But the PDFA model offers only the salvation of abstinence or the perdition of addiction.
They also caught it from some abortion-rights zealots, who are suspicious of any government efforts to influence reproductive choices, and from conservatives, who think the only proper way to discourage teen pregnancy is to preach abstinence.
1994: Abstinence TV Spots Boost Teen Celibacy to a Record 0.0002 percent