Reader Response

July, 1992

"We can no more assume that every believer in abstinence invariably abstains from sex any more than we can assume that every condom user will have perfect condoms and be a perfect user. When one makes an unbiased comparison of promoting abstinence versus promoting condom use, the results are obvious. Vows of abstinence break far more easily than do condoms."—IRA L. Reiss, Co-Author of An End to Shame: Shaping Our Next Sexual Revolution

Like what you see? Upgrade your access to finish reading.

Articles from the Playboy archive are available to Playboy.com Subscribers. Subscribe to unlock this article instantly, along with everything else a Playboy.com subscription includes.