Really happy to see there are so many eloquent comments here in opposition to the Minnery blather; however, a published rebuttal with these similar facts and sentiments is what actually works.  

One could start with the statistic that in Mississippi, with their abstinence only curriculum, 62% of their pregnancies are unintended.  The majority of the decline in the teen pregnancy rate, 86%, in this country was a direct result of dramatic increases in proper contraceptive use.  The highly trained professionals at PLANNED Parenthood and other health professionals throughout the state are the folks we want to have talking to our teens about preventing pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.  We are not a state that wants to proceed with a policy of ignorance.  Ignorance produces unfortunate consequences usually paid for by the community, not just the individual.