Is there scientific support for the Church's sexual abstinence teachings?

[holyrood]

For those looking for scientific studies, I suggest you read this article. It summarizes the findings of several studies on premarital sex and divorce rates.

You can also see where the original studies were published in case you want to check them yourself.

All of these studies show that non-virgins have higher rates of divorce than those who marry as virgins.

Thanks for posting that. I was also aware of many studies showing divorce rates climb for couples who lived together before marriage, but forgot to add that.

Another thing is that there are plenty of side effects from various forms of birth control. I don’t know if anyone has linked any information about that yet. There have long been concerns about all the pills and chemicals they’re pushing on women, without really knowing the long term effects. I know that was just one reason I was glad I chose to follow the Church long ago.

 

[JimG]

As to adverse societal effects of sexual license, Ann Eberstadt’s book “Adam and Eve After the Pill,” provides of wealth of data.