Exploring Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s) have become an epidemic world-wide. There are more than twenty kinds of sexually transmitted diseases all of which can be passed through sexual intercourse (Kolesnikow 9). The most common STD’s in the United States are Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Genital Warts, Genital herpes, Syphilis, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B (Sexually Transmitted Diseases). Some sexually transmitted diseases can be cured easily, and are not as terrible as…
In the medical field, there has been a major debate for many, many years about gay men being able to donate blood. Studies have shown that gay men are at a higher risk of having sexually transmitted diseases. With this higher risk, the Food and Drug Association has put a ban that if any gay man comes to donate blood he has to be denied because of his sexual orientation. Many people feel like this is discrimination against homosexuals and that it is wrong for the Food and Drug Association should lift…
prohibited many types of private sexual activities amongst consenting adults. In addition, such laws included the activities of a husband and wife and if found guilty, the individuals was charged with a felony. Today, many of these laws have been deemed unfair and repealed in many states. This leads to a provocative question of should there be sex before marriage, in other words where do you stand on the subject…