Abstinence-Only Education Is Harmful to American Teens

In 1913, sex education became a topic considered an important educational tool. Since then, this form of education has become a topic for many Americans. The first reason for the sex education course is to reduce problems such as sexually transmitted diseases and prostitution. Abstinence has become the focus of sex education program in recent years. Abstinence means to completely avoid sexual activity. This is the only 100% way to prevent sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies, but abstinence education should not be the only form of sex education.

However, only 15% of Americans are saying that they would like to teach academic education at school. Most people support the so-called abstinence. This education emphasizes abstinence, but I realize that not all teenagers abstain and provide information on contraception. Secondly, we believe abstention is not important to the discussion and we should focus on responsible and responsible decision making. One day in a week 's sex class, the lady coach made a show to strip long strips from the dispenser. She grabbed it and showed us, closed her fingers and pointed out how transparent it is, clean and sticky. Then she handed it to the girl in the first row and told her to stick it to her skin and lower it. "This is no harm," she promised. The girl did what she said, and the tape was handed over to each of us to continue ...

Years of research showed that abstinence education fails in everything it does: it does not delay the onset of sexual activity and it does not reduce teen pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases . Sexual behavior is high. According to the US Sexual Education Information Board of Education (SIECUS), students stunned as part of the sex education program are 6 times more likely to do oral sex than non prostitutes, more anal sex than non - prostitutes The possibility of having four times higher. I commit to my colleagues. The likelihood that these teenagers will use contraceptives will also decrease by a factor of 3 If you are sexually active, the chance of using a condom will decrease by 10% - most people will Do this with - nine teenagers get married a forbidden promise

American schools only teach two kinds of sex education, "abstinence plus" and "abstinence". Abstinence Plus (also known as comprehensive education) treats abstinence as a positive choice, but also teaches prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and sexual activity during contraception. According to the 2002 survey by the Kaiser Foundation Foundation, 58% of the secondary school principals explained that sex education is "abstinence plus." Among the 48 state states (excluding North Dakota state and Wyoming state) 2005 state laws and policies, 21 states emphasize abstinence education and 7 emphasize that seven should teach abstinence in their own sex education program doing. Eleven states only require students to undertake comprehensive and ascetic education, and nine states do not mention any form of sex education in their laws and policies.