1.0Steven Waldmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldmanswaldmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/author/swaldmanWould Pro-Lifers Accept More Premarital Sex If It Meant Fewer Abortions? - Steven Waldmanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dd4fUm6poD"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/2009/07/why-pro-lifers-oppose-contrace.html">Would Pro-Lifers Accept More Premarital Sex If It Meant Fewer Abortions?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/2009/07/why-pro-lifers-oppose-contrace.html/embed#?secret=dd4fUm6poD" width="600" height="338" title="“Would Pro-Lifers Accept More Premarital Sex If It Meant Fewer Abortions?” — Steven Waldman" data-secret="dd4fUm6poD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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To me, the most important points in my email exchange with pro-life activist Jill Stanek were: 1) She believes that contraception and sex ed increase the number of unintended pregnancies 2) Even if she could be convinced that sex ed reduced the number of abortions, she still would not support it. Many in the comment…