Sex Education Essay

Another reason as to why young adults should be aloud to obtain over-the-counter birth control methods is because if contraception is not used, then a juvenile could get pregnant. It is usually regarded that young adults do not know how to take care of a child since they can still be considered a child themselves. According to the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (2005), “less than one-third of teen mothers ever finish high school, leaving many unprepared for the job…

adolescent suicide and suggests how this knowledge could be used more effectively to reduce the rate of adolescent suicide. Recommendations include support for integrated primary prevention efforts; suicide prevention education for professionals; education and policies on firearm management; education for the media about adolescent suicide; more efficient identification and treatment of at-risk youth, including those exposed to suicidal behavior; crisis intervention; and treatment for suicide…

In 1991, the adolescent birth rate hit an all time high with a ratio 61.8:1000 females aging from 15-19, with non-white teens bringing in the high numbers.( Martin, 2015) With the birth rate skyrocketing this also leads to more issues like overpopulating, STD rates, more neglect cases, ect. Why is teen pregnancy more common now than ever before, is it just a “popular” thing to be 16 and pregnant? Texas a place that houses 27.86 million people, also houses one of the highest teen pregnancy…

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is a non-profit organization that provides reproductive, maternal, and child health services. With a budget of one million dollars and 820 clinics in the United States, PPFA provides services to over three million people in the US. PPFA is the largest provider of reproductive health services in the United States, with clinical interactions focused on breast and cervical cancer screening, HIV screening, contraception, and abortion. PPFA performs…

Condoms and birth control, have really changed society throughout the years? Did you know the first condoms date back to Egyptian times, it is also the oldest form of birth control recorded. The condoms were starting to be discovered in the year of 1855. Gregory Pincus and John Rock first conducted the first human trial on 50 women in Massachusetts in 1954. Other parts of the world also used condoms. In Japan some of the condoms were made of leather and others were made of tortoise shells. In…

In the article “Why Planned Parenthood Is A Valuable Organization That Should Continue Being Funded” a writer for Odyssey explores the several false accusations and misconceptions on the issue at hand of planned parenthood. The Odyssey writer relays the process that Planned Parenthood went about when spending the money received along with reasons the government should continue to fund the institution. Odyssey notes that there are about 700 health centers throughout the United States which…

and reproductive problems. The organization has been around for almost 100 years and has been successful ever since it was first started. They have promoted a commonsense to women concerning their health and help them make good decisions concerning sex and family planning. This organization focuses on helping those who need help on having reliable health care finally have it. Society today debate whether or not the government should defund this organization. Many people may say that defunding…

Limbaugh’s "Condoms: The New Diploma", Limbaugh claims students are being encouraged to have sex through the mass distribution of condoms during school. Limbaugh aims to sway our opinion on this topic. Emphasizing the point that students should be taught abstinence by the schools instead of the distribution of condoms. Therefore he claims that his opponents, condom distributors, argue that teens are going to have sex anyway so why not give them protection. Thus encouraging them to by handing…

issues. On one hand, statistics show that it is more common for teens to start using birth control at age 16, but statistics also show that 3.9% of students have sex before the age of 13; just enough to be considered as 1 to many. I feel like if you’re having sex before the age of 13 or even after, that you’re going to continue to have sex so as parents we should prevent teen pregnancy as well as viruses as soon as possible. Did you know in 2015, a total of 229,715 babies were born to teenagers…

Having abstinence only education as a form of sexual health education can lead women to be have problems in the future. As in the article “We need to raise awareness about female fertility before it is too late”, there is a nurse who mentions the importance for young people to be taught the biology of reproduction as a part of a sexual health education class (Denton 32). She states that there are women around their late thirties and early forties who are having a hard time conceiving (Denton 32)…