With the growing rate of sexually transmitted diseases [STDs], healthy sexual behaviors and teen pregnancies in today's society, sex education is more important than ever. ... Although comprehensive sex education was once viewed as "taboo ", most American adults today support sex education including abstinence, contraception, and prevention of STDs and pregnancy (McKeon, 2006). ... The price of teen pregnancy not only affects the adolescent's life, but also the child being brought into the situation, as well as a financial burden to society as a whole. ... While young men are oft...

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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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Teens are taught more about not having sex, than what happens when you do have sex, which leads to a considerable number of unplanned pregnancies and the misfortune of diseases and infections. ... This universal knowledge ultimately reduces teen pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and infections, and a lack of knowledge amongst America's future. In the last decade or so, we've seen a steep decline in teen pregnancies due to the extended understanding of contraceptives, and proper use. ... By doing this, we can further reduce negative rates (teen pregnancy, STD/STI, abortion,...

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Though it is the only one-hundred percent way to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies, abstinence-only should not be the only form of sex education taught. ... "Eighty- five percent of all Americans believe that adolescents should be given ALL of the facts about sex, including the facts about how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.""... Abstinence-only sex education programs leave teenagers without the essentials they need to protect themselves from pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. ... According to the Alan G...

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Though it is the only one-hundred percent way to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies, abstinence-only should not be the only form of sex education taught. ... "Eighty- five percent of all Americans believe that adolescents should be given ALL of the facts about sex, including the facts about how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.""... Abstinence-only sex education programs leave teenagers without the essentials they need to protect themselves from pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. ... According to the Alan G...

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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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Many parents believe that an abstinence-only styled course or, the practice of not having sexual intercourse until marriage to prevent anything negative from happening is the only morally correct option to teach, as opposed to a comprehensive sexual education program which teaches students not only about abstinence, but various contraception methods and the risks of sex and pregnancy. ... A viable article, Sex Education Programs: Definitions & Point-by-Point Comparison, highlighting the key points of comprehensive sexual education states abstinence only courses usually censors information rega...

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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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In response, of the sexual education teaching in public schools, it should be taught because it will reduce the rates of teenage pregnancy, the transmission of STD's, and will help young people build and strengthen their interpersonal and relationship skills. Teaching sexual education in public schools will drastically reduce the pregnancy rates of teenagers becoming parents at such an early age. ...

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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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With teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases on the rise, parents are constantly looking for the causes of this terrible phenomenon. ... "Bandura's theory predicts that individuals will imitate or model what others do when these models are rewarded or not punished for their behavior, and are perceived as attractive, powerful, and similar."" (2) Teens may learn that this behavior can come without sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, and no guilt or remorse. ...

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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was set up by the regime of General Yakubu Gowon via decree 24 of 1973 and later modified by the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida through decree 51 of 1993 to inculcate in Nigeria youth the spirit of selfless service to the community and to promote of onene...

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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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Thirty years ago, television news correspondents all over the world sent electronic news feed from their locations. The feed could take weeks or even months to communicate what was happening halfway around the globe. With the technological advances in our society today, the media has been one of the...

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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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