Abstinence Education Has Lowered Poverty for African Americans

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new study says that abstinence education has been responsible for helping reduce the poverty rate among African Americans. Janice Crouse of the Beverly LaHaye Institute found that the birth rate of unwed black teens has lowered 42 percent since 1991. Poverty has dropped at the same time. “The promotion by our government of abstinence programs, the reforms in welfare and the increased emphasis on personal responsibility and self reliance are paying off and they're paying off big time," Crouse told Family News in Focus. David Almasi of Project 21 said black teens used to scoff at abstinence. “But now they're saying, ‘No, there's an opportunity where you can get away from disease, you can get away from the heartbreak of bad relationships,’ and that's by, and going through abstinence and waiting till you're married," he explained.