Pat Ford makes a good point…
I can't agree with you that the abstinence only groups are interested in pretending their children are not having sex and that is why they promote these kind of programs. What it really is about is funneling government money to church groups. Presumably these church groups would be preaching abstinence only anyhow, but it's really great to have the government give them lots of money.
Yeah, that's right. And of course, they like it because it's a problem that will never go away. Teens will always be having sex and if those groups can get cash this way, it's an endless payoff.
I'm always amazed that "this doesn't work" is so rarely deemed a valid reason for not spending government money on something. Years ago on some news show, I saw a gentleman testify before Congress that we had to keep spending skillions on some particular model of jet fighter that had a terrible track record for reliability. That was, he argued, a minor consideration. It was more important that we keep the program "going forward" as it demonstrated the kind of resolve and strong attitude about defense that was essential in this world. Apparently, you're weak on defense if you insist that the planes actually be able to fly.