Some girls may think the only way to keep their boyfriend is to have sex with them and the thought of having their baby just to keep them or trap them into staying with them is also a reality which often times back fires on the girl. Girls now days are not so apt to remain a virgin till they are married. Times have changed with each generation coming of age. Young kids do not always think about what their priorities are and what they can do to help themselves keep on track with them. They often time just make decisions that will benefit them for the moment.
Sexually transmitted diseases are rampant among teenagers and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in 2009 that there are 19 million new STD infections each year and almost half of them are among youth aged 15 to 24. Abstinence only education is the only 100% effective method of preventing un-intended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (CDC, 2009). According to the National Coalition for Abstinence Education there is miss information given to the public causing people to believe that abstinence only education does not address contraceptive use and STD’s and that information is false (NCAE, 2010). Abstinence only programs do address STD’s but they do so honestly by showing the failure rates for “safe-sex” methods in disease prevention, including the failure rates for the use of condoms (NCAE,
Nearly eighty-nine percent of these births occurred outside of marriage. The 2013 teen birth rate indicates a decline of ten percent from 2012 when the birth rate was 29.4 per 1,000” Avoiding repeat teen births is one of the goals of the putting of condom vending machines in high school. Grant program to States, may use PAF funds to help pregnant and parenting teens complete high school or earn postsecondary degrees, as well as to gain access to health care, child care, family housing, and other critical supports. The government spending will reduce and the money will be put in different use. The money can also be used to improve services for pregnant women who are victims of domestic violence and to increase public awareness and education
The Texas Education Code explicitly mandates that abstinence from sexual activity always be presented as the preferred choice of behavior in relationships for unmarried persons of school age (Wiley & Wilson, 2009). While most teenagers are in the pre-contemplative stage in which they do not recognize a problem exists with their current behavior, some students can be motivated by fear of becoming pregnant, impregnating their partner, or contracting disease (Euromed Info). This learning motivator exhibited by teenagers must be encompassed into the curriculum in order to reach more teenagers and potentially dramatically impact the teenage pregnancy rates within Odessa
Opening minds or closing them shut depending upon what the teen takes from the birds and the bees conversation. “Talk about sex early and often […talking] openly about sex in an age appropriate way, you can teach our teenager how to behave responsibly”(Teen Pregnancy Prevention 1). The intention to even speak to a teenager about sex is solely good. Adults want to give teens, as much information about sex to help them understand it. This knowledge is not only being offered in the school and socially but also in the household.
21 Mar. 2013. Jasmin K. William writes about articles view on sex education latest points in New York. William writes that programs like sex education should be allowed in public schools which in New York are based on parents choices, she also states that parents should discuss sex related issues with their on children. I chose this source because the essay helps understand why sex education is important and how we can get sex education in schools.
Peer pressure is so common in schools from middle school all the way to junior high. If parents aren’t able to help the next generation our future who will also be responsible for our future generations shouldn’t we give them a professional environment where they can actually learn how to be safe and handle the emotions and new feelings they get from puberty. Parents will argue against their sons or daughters to go take sex education. Fear is common that sex education will be a gate way to believing sex is ok. Sex education however provides different methods to prevent having STD’s or giving birth which happens without a basis of how to use protection.
1.5% has a college degree by the time they reach 30. Not only does it affect the lives of teens, it also affects their children. Girls born to teen mothers are more likely to become a teen mother. Boys that are born to teen mothers end up in prison most likely. (11 Facts About Teen Pregnancy) The affects birth control or the lack of has on the United States economy.
However, humans are sexual beings. Like all sexual creatures we have an instinctive sexual desire (Taflinger, 1996). Because of the nature of human beings, it is reasonable that students receive comprehensive sexual education combined with abstinence education, so youth can make informed reproductive choices, understand the risks of sex (and know how to protect themselves from those risks), and be active in promoting their own sexual well-being. Abstinence-only programs can be dangerous because students do not receive the information regarding safe sex and contraception. Studies have shown students who participated in comprehensive sexual education were no more likely to engage in sexual activity than a student who participated in abstinence-only programs.
Throughout the years, many different forms of contraception have been developed. Also, we, as a society, have begun to have more open talks regarding sex and sexuality. Whereas the thought of sexual education in school was unfathomable in the early 1900’s, it is almost standard now in most adolescent course curriculums. These advancements, both in our mental capacities and in our abilities to prevent unwanted pregnancies have perhaps led to less of a need for abortions in America ((Crooks & Baur, 2008). Another key issue for opposition of the legalization of abortions is examining who in America is having abortions.