- only ▁programs . ▁When ▁fund ing ▁is ▁not ▁provided ▁towards ▁compreh ensive ▁sex ▁education , ▁students ▁are ▁not ▁taught ▁about ▁how ▁to ▁prevent ▁pre gn ancy ▁and ▁sex ually ▁transm itted ▁dise ases ▁from ▁occurr ing . ▁Adv oc ates ▁for ▁Youth ▁discuss es ▁how ▁ab st in ence - only ▁education ▁programs ▁are ▁not ▁effective ▁at ▁delay ing ▁the ▁init iation ▁of ▁sexual ▁activity ▁or ▁reducing ▁te en ▁pre gn ancy . ▁Instead , ▁gradu ates ▁of ▁ab st in ence - only ▁programs ▁are ▁more ▁pr one ▁to ▁eng age ▁sexual ▁activities ▁without ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁prevent ▁pre gn ancy ▁and ▁disease ▁transmission . ▁Re product ive ▁justice ▁advoc ates ▁call ▁for ▁compreh ensive ▁sex ▁education ▁to ▁be ▁available ▁to ▁all ▁young ▁people . ▁ ▁B irth ▁control ▁ ▁Re product ive ▁justice ▁advoc ates ▁promote ▁every ▁individual ' s ▁right ▁to ▁be ▁informed ▁about ▁all ▁birth ▁control ▁options ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁choosing ▁whether ▁to ▁use ▁birth ▁control ▁and ▁what ▁method ▁to ▁use . ▁This ▁includes ▁advoc acy ▁against ▁programs ▁that ▁push ▁women ▁of ▁color , ▁women ▁on ▁w elf are , ▁and ▁women ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁justice ▁system ▁to ▁use ▁L AR C s ▁( see ▁section ▁above ▁on ▁forced ▁and ▁co er ced ▁ster il ization ▁and ▁birth ▁control ). ▁By ▁providing ▁women ▁and ▁trans ▁people ▁with ▁knowledge ▁about ▁and ▁access ▁to ▁contra ception , ▁the ▁re product ive ▁justice ▁movement ▁hopes ▁to ▁lower ▁unw anted ▁pre gn an cies ▁and ▁help ▁people ▁take ▁control ▁over