Abstinence-only sex education

could be attributed to the ease of applicability. Not only is the lemon test pertinent to state funding, but also pubic school curriculum. On example is Kitzmiller vs. Dover (2005). This case questioned the ability of schools to teach intelligent design (ID) as a scientific alternative to evolution. The concluding opinion stated that it was indeed unconsitutional to teach intelligent design as an alternative to evolution in a public school science classroom, as ID is grounded in religion. However, the process of forming that conclusion is much more important to determining…

“Don’t have sex because you will get pregnant and die.” Who here has seen Mean Girls? The infamous quote by the character Coach Carr is one many are familiar with. We laugh at it. It’s ridiculous. We giggle because there is no way this would pass for sex education outside of the silver screen, right? Actually, sometimes it does, and that comes with major consequences. Abstinence-only sex education has been taught in United States public schools for decades. This has been the state-preferred…

In recent discussions of sex education, a controversial issue has been whether children and teenagers should be taught sex education or abstinence-only classes. On the one hand, some argue that sex education should be taught to children and teenagers. On the other hand, however, others argue that Abstinence-only classes are a better teaching method. In sum, then, the issue is what form of sex-education is more beneficial to the lives of young people. While some may believe that abstinence-only…

There are two main ways to teach sex education, comprehensively or abstinence only. Comprehensive sex education focuses more on the idea of protecting yourself during sex. Abstinence-only education focuses on the idea of abstinence, and waiting until marriage to have sex. Teens need to be taught because of the high teen pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) rates. Comprehensive sex education is more effective than abstinence-only education. In the U.S. the teen pregnancy and STD…

negative effects of abstinence-only sex education and why it should lose federal funding Conner Siems Westview High School There are many tests that high schoolers wish to pass, but there is one that nearly all of them hope turns out negative. The results of the classic pregnancy test, as stressful as any final or midterm, bring either extreme relief or powerful emotions of fear and sadness to teenagers. Sadly, there are government-sponsored programs that inadvertently cause more…

Abstinence-Only Sex Education Everyone remembers that one-day in middle school when you had to sit through the embarrassing abstinence education talk. The dreaded abstinence only education programs are all about doing whatever possible to abstain from sex. They don’t have to teach about STD’s or the possible outcomes if you do choose to have sex. A larger majority of states in the US don’t require the information be medically accurate when given to students. The truth is teens will do what they…

Abstinence-only sex education is characterized by “the withholding of information and is ethically flawed” (source 3). This method relies on emotional appeals, enforcing “traditional” values and norms, inflicting fear of STDs, and utilizing what the author of the article Teen Pregnancy and Parenting considers “scientifically incorrect information.” Abstinence-only sex education teaches only three main concepts: 1) waiting until marriage to partake in sexual activity as the expected standard, 2)…

Sex is going to happen among public school students no matter what. According to “Teen Sexuality and Pregnancy,” 62 percent of high school seniors in the United States have had sex. The argument over whether to teach Abstinence-only or Comprehensive Sex education is ongoing and yet unnecessary. There is absolutely no possible way to insure that every single public school student refrains from having sex until marriage. Asking students to commit to remaining abstinent-only until marriage is…

In modern sex education abstinence is the core foundation of teaching for 25 states in the U.S.. According to the Guttmacher Institute, nineteen states teach the importance of sex only within marriage, while thirteen states stress the negative outcomes of teen sex (Week 2, Lesson B). These teachings restrict important knowledge of sexual health. For those individuals who do not wait until marriage, the lack of knowledge can have heavy repercussions. However, regardless if an individual practices…

be educated on preventing teen pregnancy. If they are taught by the abstinence-only or comprehensive sex education program, the information needs to be readily available and accurate. Teens need to be properly educated on…