Abstinence-Only vs. Comprehensive Sex Education

Since the epidemic of HIV / AIDS began in the United States in the early 1980s, the problem of sex education among young Americans has attracted public attention. In the United States, about 400,000 young people give birth every year, and the relevant public expenditure is about 9 billion people. Generally, sexually transmitted diseases and declining teen pregnancies made this topic the forefront of national leadership. The correct and effective method and method of sex education have always been controversial. Some people think that abstinence education is the best way before marriage, but others think that a more comprehensive approach involving promoting abstinence and contraceptive information is necessary.

Education based on abstinence and inclusive gender is a controversial topic, and many people are promoting abstinence programs. Compared with other developed countries, the prevalence of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STI) in the United States is surprising. Despite slight differences in the amount of sexual activity in other countries, there are still problems with teen pregnancy, childbirth and abortion rates in the United States (Kohler)

There are two main forms of sex education in the United States. Comprehensive sex education and abstinence. Comprehensive education is also known as abstinence, abstinence, abstinence plus risk mitigation and sexual risk mitigation education. This approach uses abstinence as an option, but also to inform adolescent young people about sexual behavior, to agree on the availability of age and contraceptives, and techniques to avoid contraction of sexually transmitted diseases I'm waiting. Sex education, restricted to abstinence, is also known as abstinence basis, abstinence until marriage, sexual risk avoidance, and recent youth empowerment education. This approach emphasizes the prohibition of sexual activity before marriage and refuses contraception. These two methods are very different in philosophy and strategy of educating young people about sexual behavior.