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individual prevention and community protection” (Sex Education, 1922). Sex education adapted to fulfill the needs of military men on the front lines. The 1930s and 1940s were fairly calm in terms of the progression of sex education. In 1942, the “Birth Control Federation of America” became Planned Parenthood”, which is still around today (Advocates for Youth, n.d.). The 1960s and 1970s saw a lot more in terms of “progress” made. After the FDA “approved the sale of oral contraceptives” in 1960,…

According to the Advocates for Youth organization 's timeline, History of Sex Education, sex education was admired and promoted as a necessity in school curriculum. Since the creation of sex education, the main focus was on contraception (condoms and birth control), but would begin to change in the early sixties. With overwhelming concerns and beliefs about sex education, multiple groups began to oppose the course being taught in schools. Groups such as John Birch Society, Christian Crusade, and…

Margaret Thatcher once said, “Crime is crime is crime it’s not political it’s crime.” In 1981, the IRA prisoners started the second hunger strike in the Maze prison because the prisoners wanted to be recognized as prisoners of war. In Northern Ireland, the British government planned to isolate, criminalize, and demoralize the IRA. Some Mother’s Son appeals to the personal side of the argument by showing how one person can affect their whole family and then some. Hunger depicts the personal side…

The Reagan administration passed the Adolescent Family Life Act for abstinence-only education, based on the presumption that talking about sex in school would promote sexual activities among teenagers. The President quietly passed the two-point act 1981, as the House of Representatives did not vote on it. The government coded the act under Title XX of the Public Service Health Act. The first point was to provide at least two-thirds of funds to support pregnant teenagers, while the second point’s…

Would you rather your child having inaccurate information on sex, abortions, HIVS/AIDS, etc. from online sources or them being taught proper education in school? That's what children are depending on today because they do not have the proper classes being taught in school; many of online sources (79%) are inaccurate. The problem is parents do not want their child being taught about sex in school. Children do not feel comfortable taking about sex with their parents. The truth is about 15% of…

age-appropriate ways to discuss sex as a natural action. Did you learn how sexually transmitted diseases occur, or how to reduce your risks of contracting them? Maybe you were shown disturbing pictures of sexually transmitted diseases? Watched an explicit birth video? This is a “scare” tactic, by no means does it teach safe sex education to adolescents. These are just some of the things my sex education lacked. I was not in grade school that long ago, a reference for you to see how this must be…

Shy is a fourteen-year-old girl, and she believes she is absolutely and really in love with her sixteen year old boyfriend. Her boyfriend, unfortunately, only wants one thing from her: sex. He has threatened her to break up with her if she does not have sex with him, and she really is truly considering doing it. She is very young and just started developing, but she’s already feeling the pressure of what she feels she needs to do to keep her relationship together. Only, she does not have to. She…

What’s the purpose of marriage? Do you have to love someone to get married? Is it love or lust that decides if someone should get married? “Love and sexual desire are intrinsic to the human condition, basic drives that reside in mature adults regardless of time or place but if the urge to love and make love is constant, the freedom with which individuals may do so is anything but. After all, although making love is an enjoyable and cheap entertainment, the raising of children is hard work and…

The Controversies of Extreme Preemies Of all the babies that are admitted to NICUs, prematurely born children seem to be the most controversial. The controversy begins because sometimes parents must make an agonizing ethical choice of whether or not to keep their child alive when machines or the only thing doing so. Every life is worth trying to save, but there may be a point, financially, physically, and mentally, when the survival of preemies may be doing more harm than good to both the child…

or physical extraction (Kohler et al. 347). In scenarios where the female wishes to go through with the pregnancy, comprehensive sex education ensures that they provide insight on the various terms during pregnancy and what to expect during child birth. Also, if an individual wishes to have the child but put it up for adoption, these pathways are proposed as well. By offering a multitude of choices tends to every individual’s preference gives female students more alternatives rather than being…