Red states also by nature of religious influence, shun secular sex education in favor of so called abstinance only programs. The results are telling when comparing red states to blue states:
Teen pregnancy rates per 1,000.
When Red States get their social problems under control, and things such as teen pregnancy down to nationwide lows, then they can try and foist their solutions on the rest of the country.
But as things currently stand, on this issue (as well as others like divorce), the Red States have no ground to stand on. Those crazy New England liberals are running circles around them in this tangible measure of their residents' "values".
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