Importance of Sex Education Essay

The first is the teenager’s family. Teens from single parent families, or teens that were a product of teen pregnancy, are more likely to report having sex and or getting pregnant around age 15/16 (Bonell, 2015). Studies conducted have shown that this phenomenon is not attributed to parenting style, but rather, just the situation in general (Bonell, 2015). Some other family related factors are, but not…

Considering the Ethics of Under-Age Birth Control Introduction A 16-year-old girl visits a birth control clinic and asks to be put on the pill. Since she is a minor, the clinic doctor who writes the prescription for her notifies her parents of the action. As of the year 2016, there are only 26 states that allow minors (12 years and older) to obtain contraceptives without parental consent. There are 20 states that allow certain minors to obtain contraceptives without parental consent and those…

beginning of the 20th century, family planning as we know it today was restricted, controlled, and in some instances, unlawful. There was little to no education regarding the details of fertilization, because the cycle of ovulation was not defined until 1928 (Center for Disease Control, 1988). Additionally, all forms of contraceptives and any education regarding contraceptives were against the law (Jensen, 1981). These restrictions caused sexually active women to become pregnant often, while…

Introduction Sex education is something that is part of one’s life through their entire life. People’s bodies grow and change every day, and learning about the processes that take place is essential to maintaining good health throughout one’s life. Sadly, many people all over the world today are misinformed when it comes to sex education because of the lack of resources, overly vague information, politics, or the fact that sex education isn’t something that is approached in an accurate manner…

Is Sexual Education Important? Since the beginning of public education, sexual education courses have been a controversial topic. With the hope to avoid offending parents, guardians, teachers, students, or religious beliefs, it has been shoved under the rug and expected to be taught in the home. With this approach, what happens to those children with parents who don’t believe in educating their kids about sexual activity? When they experience adolescence or even adulthood, they are responsible…

In popular fictional television shows, characters that happen to be teen mothers are always depicted as irresponsible and bad mothers. These characters are always blamed for their pregnancy. The negative stereotypes depicted in these shows can lead society to believe that all teen mothers are irresponsible and bad mothers, which is an assumption that can affect how the teen mothers are treated. In order to erase the negative stereotype about teen mothers, television producers should cease to use…

right to choose their form of birth control. Sanger’s legacy consists of many, even now, controversial movements, including the legalization of women’s birth control, the creation of Planned Parenthood clinics and the start of a revolution in sex education for women. She is also seen by many as a bigot and a racist leading to the use of her image against her own causes. Though Sanger did not single handily bring a revolution…

and Philip D. Darney in the informational journal Perspectives On Sexual & Reproductive Health states, “For some it is a religious restriction for some even the schools they went to oppose the practice of contraception and comprehensive sexuality education” (38). Not only does this prevent young individuals to learn the necessary information they need to know about their bodies, but this sets a mind set that could potentially make them prejudice against anyone who receives an abortion. One of…

Today, sex is a much talked about subject, and roughly half of high school students participate in the act. Today the value of ‘saving one’s self for marriage’ is dated and carried out by few, but in ‘The Chrysanthemums’ by John Steinbeck, this ideal is presented to an extreme. Steinbeck begins the story by painting a descriptive picture of the Salinas Valley and describes it as “a time of quiet and waiting”. The story then introduces us to two of the main characters, Elisa and her husband,…

Birds and The Bees When is it appropriate to talk to your children about sex? Many parents will try to give the infamous “birds and the bees” talk with their kids when they hit puberty around age 10 or 12. However, “sexual learning begins in infancy and continues throughout childhood and adolescence” (King: 271). Children draw their conclusions about sex from the social environment around them, their peers, family, friends, and the media like TV shows. They will undeniably bring it up with…