Since 1992, a Los Angeles County High School has handed out free condoms to students, and the study, conducted by the RAND Corp., has delivered an encouraging message for safe-sex advocates, schools and most importantly, sexually active teenagers. ... The school left baskets of condoms in several classrooms with signs attached ,noting that student could take condoms without asking for permission... - In a school of 2500 students, 1800 to 2000 condoms were taken each month - a clear indication that students are sexually active and there is a need for protection to be available. -In ...

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For example, if a student is curious about the contraception used to prevent pregnancy, their question should not be ignored, it should be answered for that student and the fellow students who are also interested. ... All people see is that passing out condoms to teenagers is just like encouraging them to participate in sex. ...

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Pregnancy prevention programs in schools range from encouraging teens to delay from sex to providing information about contraception to distributing condoms or referring students to contraceptive clinics. A vast majority of sex education teachers, recommend abstinence to their students is the best way to prevent early pregnancy and S.T.Ds Three out of four large school districts in the United States provide some instruction about methods of contraception in sex ed. ... A school- based sex education program that focused on the development of skills needed to resist a social and peer pressure ...

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One of the most argued issues about teen pregnancy is whether or not schools should be allowed to teach about and make birth control available to students. ... This is all the more reason that schools should be allowed and encouraged to make birth control methods available. As well, schools should also be encouraged to not be afraid to teach about protection options against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. ...

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Only 17% of all sexually active high school students practice safe sex. Unfortunately the teens with the most partners are the least likely to use condoms, therefore if a teen has sex in high school, the probability that your partner has already had sex with someone else is 50%, which means that 1 out of every 25 high school students probably has a STD(Solomon, pg. 193). ... But, did you know that both the anti-abortion movement and the pro-choice movement have avoided encouraging birth control? ...

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Teenagers and adolescents should be encouraged to delay their sexual activities until they are emotionally, physically, and cognitively ready for mature sexual relationships with their partners. ... The classes try to encourage teenagers to postpone sex until they fully develop the interpersonal skills that they need to resist premature sex. ... In high school, grades between ninth and twelfth, about 53 percent of all students have had intercourse, the numbers have gone done over the years, but it still is not far enough. ...

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In Kids Having Kids: A Robin Hood Foundation Special Report on the Costs of Adolescent Childbearing, researchers note, "During her first 12 years of parenthood, the average adolescent mother receives income and food stamps valued at just over $17,000 annually- Recent declines in pregnancy and birth rates, however, are encouraging. ... After a few months of skipping school and receiving poor grades, the student is most likely to drop out altogether. ...

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Jessica is currently working at a cable providing company, in addition to being a nursing student. ... Sandy, I learned, is very encouraging in getting Jessica to open up to her. She stated that Jessie tends to withdraw at times, and when she recognizes this, she tries to encourage her to talk. ...

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Diana Russell, defines erotica to be, "material that combines sex and/or the exposure of genitals with abuse or degradation in a manner that appears to endorse, condone, or encourage such behavior". ...

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Domestic violence against women is widespread phenomenon that has affected the lives and health of women's mental and physical health. Domestic violence can be sexual violence between couples such as rape or incest. One out of every three female homicide victims is killed by their husbands or boyf...

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