Bristol Palin On "Good Morning America" Talks Abstinence (VIDEO)

Bristol Palin, daughter of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, went on "Good Morning America" to launch her new pastime as an ambassador for abstinence.

Anchor Christopher Cuomo pointed out that Palin's own personal history went against her abstinence-only message for teens. (Palin, 18, recently had a baby with former boyfriend Levi Johnston.) She became pregnant after she and Levi failed to use protection (something Johnston admitted on the "Tyra" show.)

Palin was less forthcoming on this issue than her ex. "Regardless of what I did personally, I just think that abstinence is the only way you can effectively, 100% foolproof way you can prevent pregnancy," she responded. Asked how she squared her own experiences with her new campaign, she added, "I'm not quite sure, I just want to go out there and promote abstinence and say, this is the safest choice. This is the choice that's going to prevent teen pregnancy and prevent a lot of heartache."

Palin did say that if she could do it over, "I would have waited, waited to have sex." Later she added, "I think using this experience in my life to help others, I think it's a blessing. ... I'm relatable, I am a teen myself. I'm saying that there's one way to prevent it, and that's not having sex."

Of course, Palin made headlines in February when she declared that abstinence is "not realistic at all." Now she says the quote was "taken out of context. ... I do think it's realistic. It's the harder choice, but it's the safest choice."

A major study published last year found that premarital abstinence pledges among teens were ineffective and often counterproductive -- teens were just as likely to have sex but less likely to use condoms or other forms of birth control.

In a subsequent interview on CBS's Early Show, Levi Johnston called Bristol Palin's abstinence message a "great idea" but "not realistic." Watch video here.

Watch a few excerpts of Palin on GMA:

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Comments

[Badgirl]

Yes, Bristol, abstinence is fool-proof. Odd and interesting timing for this Mother's Day message.

[roudy]

Well, bless her little heart, she's popped out two of the little rascals, and a third will be on the way shortly if she isn't on the pill. The boys back home are all cheering, this is the kind of abstinence they love.

[bobomoroni]

again...se­riously folks...sh­e's a kid...pick on people your own age. When was the last time you put yourself out there and admited to your mistakes and try to make things a little better. Who cares what political party she might have been born into....sh­e's a human being...co­mmon decency is down the tubes.

[RobTheAgnostic]

Don't know about you, but I get so tired of these self-proclaimed "religious" people messing up their lives and then having the audacity to tell us how we should be living ours!

[bobomoroni]

Cut the kid a break...yo­u all are so quick to forgive stupid adults like Bill Clinton for climbing under his desk and cheat on his wife...but you'all drool when he walks in the room....se­riously...­she's just a kid who made a bad choice.

and...what the heck is "self-proclaimed religious people" mean....no one claims to be perfect...­just forgiven..­..how about you???

[lioness39]

That old adage, can't walk and chew gum at the same time, definitely applies to Bristol Palin.

[bachrock9]

An unwed, pregnant, 17 year-old, High School drop-out touting her mom's abstinence -only sex education to the national media? LMAO!! Good thing her parents have money, because most in her situation would be much less fortunate and they're sure not gonna get any kind of help from Republicans. Are they insane?

[Jaxy]

I find this capitulation by Bristol Palin interesting, but not at all surprising.

Remember in February 2009 when Bristol told Greta that abstinence was "unrealistic"? And then Guv's spokeswoman countered by blithely saying that Bristol would "continue" spreading the abstinence message?

Well, it looks like they finally got to the kid ... looks like might really does make right sometimes.

[philosopherkingtomas]

has sarah taking the grand mama paternity test yet?

[Tyler-Durden]

child exploitation

[jtmoney]

oh, sure, after you already got to have all your fun, go ahead and ruin it for everybody else.

[MOinkslinger]

Has anyone thought about a new reality show about life inside the Palin household? Don't think Bristol is an expert on raising a baby alone. Parents are providing a home and supporting her and the baby. She hasn't done much with her life and she is not going to be an inspiration to young girls for abstinence. Young girls will identify with her and figure if they have children they can get the media attention of Bristol or Jamie Spears. The thought of remotely linking the Spears family with the Palin family is funny. Bristol's expertise appears to be limited to being an ex-hookup!

[lioness39]

Although I can't stand that crowd, this is one reality show I might actually watch. The sheer, luny choas of that household might prove highly entertaining.

[JustMe133]

Why would she want to put herself out there now? It would be different if she had'nt popped up prego and wanted to spread the word but she did wind up pregnant. She should really just stay home and raise her child instead of another Palin staying in the limelight!

[Stables]

Got to get all the baggage out before Palin Sr hits the rode on her new GOP dinner tour

[NevaforLeadership]

Why?

[JenMI]

Goody....t­he Palin-Johnston feud continues!