Single-sex education

go through all the criticism that comes with it. With all of these challenges you would think that all parents would support sexual education, but no some still live in a world where abstaining is the only way to prevent pregnancy. What is hard to understand is why the parents think that if you teach them that how to use birth control, it encourages teens to have sex. That is completely wrong to educate is not to encourage. Sure, abstaining is one way to prevent having a child, but there are so…

lengthy and ongoing debates throughout the years, as the apparent issue of teaching sexual education in schools has been a topic of incredible interest over the past few decades. There have been numerous attempts and strategies put in to place to make every parent feel “safe” and “in charge” of their children’s knowledge of reproductive health, including abstinence-only education, monogamy-only education, and getting parent permission to teach the kids. However, there are still many parents…

to him because he was not gay or a drug user. Also like many adolescents, he assumed that he was invincible when it came to having unsafe sex. Unfortunately, he is just one out of the 12,000 teens that will…

Senator Lucio, a Democratic Texas State Senator of District 27 represents roughly 794,630 people. He is the chair of Intergovernmental Relations and a vice-chair of the Education Committee. He is also a member of the Natural Resources & Economic Development, Veteran Affairs & Military Installations, and VAMI Subcommittee on Border Security (“The Texas State Senate,” n.d.). Two of the populous counties that fall within District 27 is Cameron County with the population of 406,220 and Hidalgo with…

that can result in adolescents becoming pregnant, including peer pressure, socio-economic status, and cultural influences (Hall & Hall, p. 2). However, according to many researchers, the main cause of the high birth rate among adolescents is the sex education, or lack thereof, being taught in high schools. Looking into the effectiveness of these “preventive programs” is one of the most essential aspects in understanding teen pregnancy. Examining why this is such a prevalent issue as well as…

condoms. The pill would prevent the teen from either ovulating or it can cause the uterus’s lining to thicken so that the male sperm would not be able to reach the egg. One important part about the contraceptive pills is that they must be taken every single day at the same time in order to insure the best protection. Condoms go over the male reproductive part in order to prevent pregnancy. It ensures that the male sperm cannot enter the uterus. Condoms are great because not only do they prevent…

psychological harm, pregnancy, and STD infections can all be a result for teens that are sexually active. Abstinence programs teach teens to stay away from sex with the fear of contracting diseases and putting their health at risk. However, there is not a definite method to keep teenagers away from being sexually active, even with furthering their education. Whereas if teens had access to free, confidential contraceptives, they would have the ability to protect their health at an early stage in…

22 states and the District of Columbia have mandatory sex education courses in public schools. However, Texas is not one of those states. In Brazoria County alone, “23 teens out of 1000 are pregnant within the ages of 15-17, while 95 teens out of 1000 are pregnant within the ages of 18-19,” – (Cosmopolitan). 75% of teen pregnancies are unplanned because the teens are either looking for sex education through the internet and/or reality television shows similar to ’16 and Pregnant’ and ‘Teen Mom’…

and out society today because of the psychological, social, and economic problems that not only hurt the young, single mothers but also causes a burden society was bear. This is why teenage pregnancy is not good for our or any other society. The causes of pregnancy uses deals with poverty, pressure, and lastly, attention-grabbing. When one is in poverty, they do the get the same education as those living in a society with money, “In low-and middle-income countries, is the leading cause of death…

COMPARISON WITH FAMILY PLANNING POLICIES OF OTHER COUNTRIES : The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong was an organisation which brought forth sex education, family planning advice and birth control services to the citizens of Hong Kong. When the population started to increase, it launched a campaign. This campaign was called the “Two is Enough” campaign through which the birth rate was decreased with the help of educational ways.The total fertility rate too, is low.The authorities in Iran…