Sexual abstinence

Teen pregnancy is increasing at an alarming rate every day also the United States has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the western industrialized world. The majority of young female teens are not prepared mentally, emotionally, or even financially to take care of a child of their own. Furthermore, children are physically unable to take care of themselves which means that they need to be attended to at all times. This can become overwhelming and frustrating for a teen mother because of…

distribution of condoms in high school. He says in his essay that abstinence should be the one and only sex education because condoms don’t actually offer one hundred percent protection against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Limbaugh’s essay would appeal to the average conservative republican, but would probably separate the liberals. In his essay Limbaugh claims that condom distribution not only approves teens to join in sexual activity, but encourages them to; when the most…

HIV/AIDS being so pervasive and reaching pandemic portions, in your own words discuss why individuals choose not to utilize condoms when having multiple sex partners. Consider the fact that with proper usage, condoms are very effective at preventing sexual transmitted infections and diseases. •…

I. Introduction a. Adolescents who engage in sexual activity place themselves at risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) or unplanned pregnancies. b. Many teenagers and adolescents are misled or hold fabricated beliefs concerning STD and teenage pregnancy. By every measure, adolescent sexual behavior is harmful to the well-being of all involved. c. Each year, one in every 20 adolescents and young adults will develop a new STD (Department of Reproductive Health and Research, 2007). d. The…

Diseases), the Catholic Church teaches that the best form of prevention is abstinence. Therefore an alternative to the Planned Parenthood program could be an abstinence class taught in school.…

The systems set in place for sexual education is different all over the world, in each continent and in each country the programs available are at separate stages to developing a quality program. This means that different countries sex Ed curriculums can range from non-existent to a quality education. The programs in each country are influenced by the religion or what the government of the school or country feels should be taught. The United States has been seen to having a poor system all over…

The intent is that teens will know that the morally correct thing is to refrain from sexual intercourse until marriage. Abstinence only programs focus on only one set of values as morally correct for all students and often promote specific religious values. Teaching specific religious views and only explaining the bad that will happen if you have sex is no…

the United States have developed abstinence-based classes, teaching young students not to have sex until they become married. “But a CDC study shows that only 12 percent of those who take virginity vows keep them” (Castleman). Many individuals argue that abstinence-based classes are not the key to success; rather, Safe Sex…

is often times influenced by the sexual education they receive. The sexual education program commonly taught to students is abstinence, occasionally coupled with education about safe, heteronormative sex. However, the information provided is often incomplete, not presenting students with all aspects of sexuality and the realities of sex. The way sex is perceived can be determined by the way we talk to children about sex. I was interested in examining how the sexual education people were given…

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 abstinence or…