OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has backed up his comments that women should stay virgins or no sex before marriage.

But surely he is speaking from a generation or two ago when saying this.

The majority of the current generation like to experiment and that appears the overall view of Generation Y.

There is still the minority that don’t believe in sex before marriage.

Some live and die by the rule.

In a revealing interview with The Australian Women’s Weekly, Mr Abbott said women should try to stick to ”the rules” when considering sex before marriage.

When they cannot abstain, women should use contraception, the former Catholic seminarian says.

“Look, I was subjected to a one-hour grilling from the editor of the Australian Women’s Weekly, I was asked direct questions and I did my best to give an honest answer”, Mr Abbott told Radio 3AW today.

“I think all of us should act in ways that value ourselves. I’m trying not to be prescriptive here, I am trying not to be a preacher, but if someone asks my advice I would say don’t do anything you will live to regret if you can possibly help it.”

Asked to reveal his advice to his daughters, Mr Abbott told Neil Mitchell on 3AW: ” They shouldn’t give themselves away lightly.”

He said his advice to males was ”Much the same – treat people with respect and don’t act in ways that demean other people.”