"Our science tells us there is a unique, never to exist again, human individual in a mother's womb. Why, in America, have we come to the place where we can kill that individual to solve our problems?"
-- Raymond Ufford, M.D.
ABSTINENCE MEANS…
A – affirms the power to create new life B – body respect S – sexual postponement until marriage T – teen lifestyle which trains for fidelity in marriage I – instant gratification delayed N – "No" to premarital sex – avoids health risks (physical, emotional, social) E – energy focused on goal achievement N – non-conformity to media and peer pressure C – confidence in value of self and others E – exercise self-control