Without a doubt, the United States has laws dealing with sexual education and abortion. Why should the government hold laws that can’t be enforced? For example, a recent study has found that the abortion rate is the lowest it has been since its legalization in the Supreme Court 's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision (Harris). Roe v. Wade (1973), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of abortion. It was decided simultaneously with a companion case, Doe v. Bolton. Doe v. Bolton, was a decision of the United States Supreme Court overturning the abortion law of Georgia. Yes, after this law the abortion rates were low, but pregnancy rates were still high. The possible reason for this is, because no one is enforcing this type of
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With knowing that sexual activity is only growing amongst teenage students, this gives every right to provide comprehensive sexual education. As sexual activities grow, “just say no” methods are ineffective. Students at this point need more adequate information, especially with high pregnancy ratings. Pregnancy prevention are needed, as well as STD’s and STI prevention are needed. So, instead of not having to be mandatory, can the government please try and enforce these laws more diligently for students’ sake of health. As a result, sexual education withholds a few issues. For instance, Abstinence only methods of teaching in sexual education classes are clearly not working. Students clearly need more than just to say no. They need to learn about sex all around, they need to know the entire anatomy. Students of the 21 century are constantly being exposed by sexual content on TV on a daily basis. Weather its Music videos, Movies, TV shows, commercials, and etc. If it’s being aired on national television, then most likely something containing sexual content will appear. In fact, it is hard to watch TV for an hour without seeing overly-sexualized cologne commercials, or something of the like.
With knowing that sexual activity is only growing amongst teenage students, this gives every right to provide comprehensive sexual education. As sexual activities grow, “just say no” methods are ineffective. Students at this point need more adequate information, especially with high pregnancy ratings. Pregnancy prevention are needed, as well as STD’s and STI prevention are needed. So, instead of not having to be mandatory, can the government please try and enforce these laws more diligently for students’ sake of health. As a result, sexual education withholds a few issues. For instance, Abstinence only methods of teaching in sexual education classes are clearly not working. Students clearly need more than just to say no. They need to learn about sex all around, they need to know the entire anatomy. Students of the 21 century are constantly being exposed by sexual content on TV on a daily basis. Weather its Music videos, Movies, TV shows, commercials, and etc. If it’s being aired on national television, then most likely something containing sexual content will appear. In fact, it is hard to watch TV for an hour without seeing overly-sexualized cologne commercials, or something of the like.