The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

I was saddened today to read the article by Steven Ertelt on LifeNews.com about the British teen whose death has been linked to a dangerous abortion drug making her the 14th woman to die as a result of the drug.  According to her mother, her daughter (age 18) took the drug to terminate the pregnancy because of she thought the pregnancy would cause conflict with her boyfriend’s family as she was a Christian and his family was Muslim.

The desperation that this girl felt led her to an act that cost her the life of her child.  (”It was a very emotional experience for us both to witness her pass her baby and my granchild into the bedpan,” her mother said of the experience.)  But the act eventually led to seizures and cardiac arrest and the loss of her own life.  Two lives lost that could have been spared.

Every time you have a sexual relationship with someone, you’re risking more than the possibility of pregnancy.  Think of it this way, you’re having sex with every other person that they have slept with as well.  You are exposing yourself to 25 STD’s in one moment of passion. 

I was young once; I had raging hormones.   Teens today do not have a market on this.  The pressures were the same when I was growing up as they are today.  I heard, “You would if you really loved me”, etc.  My answer (and yours) should be “you wouldn’t pressure me if you really loved me”.  It’s hard to say “no” but it’s the only way to protect yourself and honor yourself.   Make a commitment to abstinence or  secondary virginity.  Stand above the masses and stay strong.