Originally Posted by Lilith

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Wade Horn, assistant secretary for children and
families at the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, said counseling only abstinence,
preferably until marriage, is the best approach
because it sends a clear, consistent message.
Teenagers who are sexually active should have access
to contraception, but making birth control available
to teens who aren't sends a contradictory message, he
said.

The academy's recommendations "to some extent confuse
prevention and intervention," Horn said.