Single-sex education

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that the state will defund the Planned Parenthood through the Medicaid program. The Health and Human Services of Texas informed the organization of its decision via a letter. The letter to the Planned Parenthood notified it of a series of health violations, that could potentially lead to spread of infectious diseases, as the undercover videos released by Center For Medical Progress (CFMP) showed the fetal body parts handled by the staff and buyers without…

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…

As many accusations towards the non-profit business Planned Parenthood arose in early 2015 many groups like the GOP began rallying towards the defunding of the institution. People have always been pushing for the defunding of the institution because of the abortions practiced there. Then in 2015 a pro-life organization released a chilling video of doctors working at Planned Parenthood discussing the selling of aborted fetus tissue.Even though the video was debunked the fight to defund the…

Let’s Talk About Sex At some point in every adolescent’s life he/she will be faced with a transformative decision concerning his/her sexual and reproductive health. However, due to the current curriculums in America, such as Abstinence-Only, a majority of these adolescents lack the knowledge to make that decision responsibly, often resulting in unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. In order to provide the knowledge needed, Comprehensive Sexuality Education should be offered,…

companies, the rate of teenage pregnancy dropped. Teen pregnancy dropped to 57.4 per 1,000 women which was a striking 51%. The creation of Birth control was a turning point in American history, because it gave women more control, forced society to look at sex differently, and allowed more women to be admitted in college. Birth control has given women more power in their lives in couple of different ways. The pill has given women the sovereignty to appoint not only when they are ready to have a…

these with their children. The education carries out a very important point in this subject and is that if you do not manage how to control the adolescents' hormones verbally they will do what the hormones say and this is a mistake made by them. Although the adolescents can make their own decisions, the parents could help that they could protect themselves and help themselves. I think that the father also gets a very important role in this because he has the responsibility to talk with his son…

As a way to do more in the community, I volunteered with Planned Parenthood in their community efforts to engage a wider audience through their voter registration drive. First I contacted Grace Miller, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas’ Austin Community Outreach Specialist, to be a part of their upcoming events. I volunteered to head the Planned Parenthood table for the Foundation Communities Health Fair and 2 Mile Walk event on November 5th. Prior to the community event, I needed to meet…

Teen pregnancy is when females under the age of 20 become pregnant. It is considered to be a colossal problem in most countries. The prevalence rate is increasing for some countries i.e. USA and Sweden. Whereas, in some countries it is showing a downward trend i.e. Canada. Many studies have been conducted to find out why teen pregnancy occurs and how it can be prevented. Saewyc, E. M., Magee, L. L., & Pettingell, S. E. (2004). Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Risk Behaviors Among Sexually…

Despite the lack of funding for comprehensive sex education in the United States, there has been much support for it because it would provide exclusivity within health courses in middle and high schools. Comprehensive education would be efficient because it teaches all aspects of contraception, medication, treatments, abstinence and addresses the diversity of the student body by including students who have different gender and sexual identities. By addressing the universality of students and…

In 2013, a young girl from Coney Island, New York Attended Abraham Lincoln High School. She was 16 years old, and a junior: one year away from college, and she had big dreams. Unfortunately, like many teens she had unprotected sex and her ambitions were muddled with possible scenarios of pregnancy or STD’s. However, she knew she could help. She found herself in the nurse 's offices, which was tucked away in the school basement, in order to be given the popular contraceptive Plan B. The nurse…