"Between the years 2006 to 2008, 46 percent of males and 33 percent of females did not receive formal instruction about contraceptives before they had sex, according to Guttmacher Institute" (Clarke). However parents nowadays try their best to educate their kids. "According to a data brief by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 2010, two out of three male teenagers and four out of five female teenagers reported having talked about sex education topics with a parent." (Clarke). Most states see abstinence as an easy way to get their points across, but if there's a will there is a way. "The era of abstinence-only education in the US is mostly over. But abstinence is, of course, the most effective way to not get pregnant or get an STD — and it's one that nearly all states feel comfortable emphasizing" (Nelson). Let's stop using the easy way of teaching and get the point
"Between the years 2006 to 2008, 46 percent of males and 33 percent of females did not receive formal instruction about contraceptives before they had sex, according to Guttmacher Institute" (Clarke). However parents nowadays try their best to educate their kids. "According to a data brief by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 2010, two out of three male teenagers and four out of five female teenagers reported having talked about sex education topics with a parent." (Clarke). Most states see abstinence as an easy way to get their points across, but if there's a will there is a way. "The era of abstinence-only education in the US is mostly over. But abstinence is, of course, the most effective way to not get pregnant or get an STD — and it's one that nearly all states feel comfortable emphasizing" (Nelson). Let's stop using the easy way of teaching and get the point