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The only birth control that is 100% effective is not having sex.
Abstinence is not birth control.
That’s like saying the only way to build a house that doesn’t fall down is to not build the house.
Abstinence is extremely effective. However, it’s impractical and associated with moralists and the piss-poor “sex education” that Americans get.
But it is 100% effective.
And yes, the best way to build a house that will never, ever fall down is to not build one. It is impractical, and beside the point, but it is true!
The abject lack of sex isn't a way to make sex safer. It's dodging the danger of sex, not addressing it. Abstinence has 0% effectiveness as safe sex, as the lack of sex is not at all related to safe sex.
Playing linguistics games is exactly how abstinence gets pushed in the first place. Agreeing that these games are accurate, when they are wholley not, just reinforces those regressive polices.