One in 200 Pregnant Women Claim to Be Virgins

[ashling]

Better stock up on that frankincense and myrrh. We've got a lot of virgin births to get to.

The characteristics of the pregnant virgins are not surprising in the slightest. They were nearly twice as likely as the pregnant nonvirgins to have taken a pledge to remain abstinent until marriage, a religious ritual that sprung up in the 1990s in the U.S. and spread like wildfire in conservative circles. They were also younger, on average, than their nonvirgin peers, around 19 at the time they gave birth, compared to 22 for the nonvirgins. Parents of virgin mothers, who were also interviewed, reported higher levels of stress and inability to discuss sexual health issues with their children.

[intaglio]

1. Here's the link

The Slate One in 200 Pregnant Women Claim to Be Virgins

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[ashling]

6. oops

thanks!

[intaglio]

2. My father had a patient who claimed exactly that

The mother was certain it was miraculous as did her brother who had never actually penetrated his sister they'd just practised the fun "rubbing game".

Yes, the children had been kept ignorant of what sex was ...

[Xyzse]

4. Yeah, that does make me want to do that too.

[NewJeffCT]

3. They're hoping to be the next Virgin Mary?

and give birth to Jesus 21K

[graywarrior]

5. lol, my Polish grandmother was a virgin with three boys

She also kept booze hidden in the player piano because she didn't drink.