Abstinence-only education policies and programs: A position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

a Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York

b Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana

c Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center and Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

d American College of Preventive Medicine, Washington, D.C.

e Mt. Sinai Adolescent Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York