In total, 36 MLAs were absent from the vote (minus the Speaker, who abstains from votes of the Assembly). (daveberta.ca)
One was William Davies, or Brother Marcus, who was imprisoned in a monastery granary for refusing to obey rules on abstaining from alcohol. (premierchristianity.com)
PPMI offers evidence - based programs to educate teens about the importance of making healthy and responsible decisions either by abstaining from sex or using protection to prevent pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV. (plannedparenthood.org)