Abstinence is taught to be the only 100% proof way to be safe from STD's and pregnancy. Some of the stated facts about abstinence are that it can be practiced at any time during your life and you'll have the comfort of knowing that you will not have an unwanted pregnancy or STD's. ... Abstinence education might seem as though it would help the teen pregnancy problem, but in reality it is doing just the opposite. ... (Beadle) There are also numerous studies that show that abstinence only programs do not help in preventing teen pregnancies. ... They won't, and this is yet ano...

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Stephanie Ann Sanders states "The problem of teenage pregnancy is considerably worse in the United States than in almost any other developed country. ... The price teenagers are paying for being sexually active greatly outweighs any advantages; the consequences of teenage sexuality cannot be overlooked by the society, as consequences such as diseases, and unplanned pregnancy have been known to have both short-term and long-term effects on teenagers. ... "This bill not only pushes New Jersey back to the Victorian era, it hurls the state all the way back into the Middle Ages, when chastity belts...

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Through the Abstinence Initiative, abstinence only programs are given millions of dollars a year even though they have not been effective in delaying sexual intercourse, stated by advocatesforyouth.org. 16 sex education programs have been proven to reduce teen pregnancies and STDs, according to Science and Success: Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections. ... A Comprehensive Sex Education program will not teach or promote religion, it shall be age-appropriate and medically accurate, teaching that abstinence is the only sure-f...

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With the rather dramatic increase in teenage pregnancies and the higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases in recent years, the issue of safe sex among teenagers has been thrown into the national spotlight. ... If condoms are not to be distributed in school, then certainly some other measures are necessary to fix the problem of pregnancy and the spread of STD's among teenagers. ... There are numerous substitutes for in-school condom distribution that do much to help with the problems of teenage pregnancies and infection by STD's but these solutions have few of the problems caus...

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When discussing the topic of sex education, abstinence is usually the first or only method discussed; some argue that the only way to avoid pregnancy and contracting sexually transmitted infections or diseases, or STD's. ... Sex education can offer statistics on diseases, pregnancies, and serious untreatable viruses such as HIV, will allow these kids to see that there is more to sex than just the act itself. ... More than 750,000 girls ages 16 to 19 become pregnant, and the scary part about this statistic is that almost 80 percent of those pregnancies are unintended ("11 Facts About...

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In-School Condom Distribution: Quite Unnecessary With the rather dramatic increase in teenage pregnancies and the higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases in recent years, the issue of safe sex among teenagers has been thrown into the national spotlight. ... If condoms are not to be distributed in school, then certainly some other measures are necessary to fix the problem of pregnancy and the spread of STD's among teenagers. ... There are numerous substitutes for in-school condom distribution that do much to help with the problems of teenage pregnancies and infection by STD's bu...

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His argument is that the only method of birth control that should be taught in sex education classes is abstinence should taught as be the only sex education because having sex at an early stage of life could lead to increased teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. ... He ignored the fact that the school is trying to protect those students who chose to stay sexually active from teenage pregnancy and potential sexually transmitted diseases. ... Secondly, the point of giving condoms is to encourage safe sex from the possible consequences, like pregnancy and sexually transmitted dis...

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"The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate of any developed country" which shows that the United States as a country needs to concentrate on making sure that teens are sexually educated (Brown, 336). This issue has become very controversial in several states across the United States and many of the states are trying to find ways to slow the rate of STD's and pregnancies among high school students. ... My purpose in arguing this issue is to decrease the percent of teenage pregnancies and diseases that are transmitted through sexual intercourse. ... They should provide condoms a...

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If and when these kids decide to have sex, in any form, they are not armed with the knowledge needed to prevent pregnancy and STD's. ... Approximately 14% of the decline in teen pregnancy between 1995 and 2002 was due to teens' delaying sex or having sex less often while 86% was due to an increase in sexually experienced teens' contraceptive use (Guttmacher Institute). ... Such education helps young people to reduce their risk of potentially negative outcomes, such as unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases....

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The students would be required to speak with a counselor prior to receiving any contraceptive, allowing the student a chance to reflect on their secessions and to ask questions; the counselor would not make a judgment, but be there for guidance in their disease and pregnancy prevention plan. Through a student's sex education course, the student will not only learn how to prevent pregnancy, but to protect themselves from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. ...

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In-School Condom Distribution: Quite Unnecessary With the rather dramatic increase in teenage pregnancies and the higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases in recent years, the issue of safe sex among teenagers has been thrown into the national spotlight. ...

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AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; meaning that one is able to catch it, it is a weakness in the body's system that fights diseases, and is a group of health problems that makes up a disease. A virus called HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) causes AIDS. If the body is effected, it...

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When used consistently and correctly, condoms are extremely effective in preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, as well as unplanned pregnancies. ... Stressing that abstinence is the only certain way to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections may even cause greater harm by indirectly encouraging teens who engage in risky behaviour to dismiss condoms and other forms of protection as useless. ... The four primary goals of this particular sex education programme is information; the need to provide information about growth development, reproduction masturbation, HIV...

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Secondly, the point of giving condoms is to encourage safe sex from the possible consequences, like pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. ... Finally, Limbaugh insinuates that giving out condoms will lead to a teen population rampant with pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. ...

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Secondly, the point of giving condoms is to encourage safe sex from the possible consequences, like pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. ... Finally, Limbaugh insinuates that giving out condoms will lead to a teen population rampant with pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. ...

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In an effort to solve the overpopulation problem in Africa, a popular contraceptive used widely in the eastern and southern regions has recently been linked to the rise in HIV across the country. The hormone shot administered every three months actually doubles the risk for women and makes their ma...

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Furthermore, contact with infected blood from mother to their baby during giving birth or breastfeeding will lead to the transmission of HIV but this risk is smaller to the babies if the mother receives treatment for HIV infection during pregnancy. ...

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Even when this type of propaganda is successful in creating one of the "successful" outcome of abstinence one can expect young people to still engage in sexual activities regardless, though with much less information that could potentially allow them to avoid an unwanted pregnancy or STIs. ...

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), also known as venereal diseases, are infectious diseases passed from one person to another during sexual contact. STDs are one of the most common infections known. There are more than 12 million people in the United States infected with STDs every ...

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Introduction Human Immunodeficiency Virus, more commonly known as HIV, is an RNA virus that converts RNA to DNA, making it a retrovirus. Retroviruses use single-stranded RNA as a template to make double-stranded DNA using a viral enzyme. HIV contains a protein that is called "reverse transcriptase"...

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Direct exposure to blood of an infected person, sharing needles with an infected person and an HIV/AIDS-infected woman to her fetus during her pregnancy or childbirth are the top three causes of HIV/AIDS transmission. ...

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Sex and nudity is a concept that is not new to films and movies, especially in teenage romantic comedies or "coming of age" comedies. In these teen comedies, the ideas of sex and sexuality in teens is usually a main subject, and in the three examples I will be looking at, the ideas of teen sex and sexuality is almost over emphasized to a comedic level. The three movies I will be looking at are "American Pie" (1999), "Sex Drive" (2008), and "Van Wilder" (2002). "American Pie" is a teen comedy that follows four friends that are on a quest to lo...

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