What should public schools teach our children about sex? It can be a complex question, especially when dealing with morals, social norms, pop culture, hormones and health. When students sit down for their sex education, should teachers embrace an abstinence-only policy?
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Teens Want a Strong Abstinence Message
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That's great, but...
Since the reality is that people are having sex (possibly) before they are ready they should be able to do so in the safest way possible.
It a bit like saying that since policemen would rather not be stabbed they shouldn't wear stab vests. In the long run we'd all like a society where nobody stabbed anyone but in the mean time we should protect those who are risk.
Providing young people with education about the emotional side of sex and encouraging them to abstain may have positive long term outcomes but until you can convince everyone to live this way (which will never happen of course) it has dangerous short term implications.
By ignoring all other forms of sex education you may simply be deferring the negative outcomes you describe. An adult who does not understand contraception is just as likely to experience depression at (for example) an unwanted pregnancy. There is no reason to think that uneducated adults in a better position to protect themselves than uneducated teenagers.
- willsurvive July 24, 2008 2:21AM
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That is a lie
Congratulations on using what is obviously a very biased source. No one in their right mind would think that teens are just eager to be told they should stop having sex.
As a teen myself, and having jumped around from many high schools and having friends in different parts of the country in high school (thank you, internet), I can attest that your statement and your sources are outright lies.
Teens DON'T want to be told they shouldn't be having sex. Teens are already having sex, whether or not they say anything. The few students who aren't having sex are either doing it because they actually believe in abstinence only, they aren't interested in doing it, or they'd never have a chance at sex. Most teens, however, are having sex: and aren't going to stop any time soon.
Try using a non-biased source this time, or some common sense.
- Blue Linchpin
December 20, 2008 9:55AM
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