Comprehensive Sex Education Vs. Abstinence

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Jonathan Stokes English 155 Instructor Caramess May 18, 2012 Comprehensive Sex Education vs. Abstinence-Only/ Until Marriage Sex Education Simply stated teen pregnancy and adolescent STD's are on the rise. It is being proven daily. With Shows like Maury Povich showcasing and even light-weight glorifying it. And then there are so many songs out that glorify it. Sex Education has been a debatable issue for many years. A stable, rational, and unambiguous relationship between knowledge and behavior is at the heart of sexuality educational debates and in sexuality education research. Dates of when Sex Education was first taught in schools; dates back as early as the 1830’s. However, Sex Education didn't get noticed or take a dramatic effect…show more content…
The AFLA was designed to prohibit the discussion of abortion services among young women. The AFLA also helped secure the switch in sex education debates, from the conflict over whether sex education should be taught in public schools, to what type of curriculum should be offered (SIECUS. 107). The TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) was passed in 1996. For instance, this act in return produced the Title V of the Social Security Act. Likewise, this allocated some fifty million dollars in Federal funding a year to states for Abstinence-Only Sex Education program…show more content…
Now a day's, there are many forms of Sex Education. Three main forms of sex education being debated on are: Abstinence-Only Programs which are programs that exclusively focus on refraining from all sexual behaviors. For example, they do not necessarily put a condition on when a person might choose to no longer be abstinent. To clarify, Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs are programs which are focused exclusively on refraining from all sexual behaviors outside of the context of a heterosexual marriage. And finally, there’s Comprehensive Sexuality Education which are Sexuality educational programs that build a foundation of knowledge and skills relating to human development, relationships, decision-making, abstinence, contraception, and disease prevention. Ideally, comprehensive sexuality education should start in Kindergarten and continue through the 12th grade. At each developmental stage, these programs should teach age-appropriate, medically accurate information that builds on the knowledge and skills that were taught in the previous
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