Teaching them safety and opening their minds past the alluring expectations of sex will create a healthier and more enlightened way to make decisions. ... From barrier methods, such as contraceptive sponges, a diaphragm, and a female or male condom, to hormonal methods such the patch, injection, or the pill, and lastly implantable devices which are surgically inserted to avoid pregnancy ("Birth Control Methods" 1-5). ... Simply teaching teenagers the guidelines to remain safe and protected is one of the goals of sex education. ... They even go as far as to state that this method of...

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Although, people have advanced in educating others about the risks, prevention methods and treatments, the occurrence of STIs continue to increase. ... Teaching the risk factors of contracting an STI is a very important way to prevent them from spreading, and indirectly preventing more causes and cases of cancer around the world. ... It's vital to wear a condom when having any kind of sex because they are one of the only birth control methods which prevents transmission of STIs. ... The technical content of the strategy deals with methods to promote healthy sexual behaviour, protective ...

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In some cases, people feel as though new methods of teaching the subject would bring better results, such as lower teenage pregnancies, a decline in sexually transmitted diseases, more responsible thinking, and maybe even lower the rate of sexual harassment and rape. ... Abstinence has the best guarantee out of any method of safe sex. ... Today, there are several different methods of safe sex that could be taught. ...

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Teaching abstinence may work for some of today's youth, but it will not work for all of them. ... By the mid-1980s, teaching sexual education rather than abstinence was beginning to become the norm. ... The majority of the conservatives teaching tactics were fear-based to promote abstinence(Pardini). ... This does not mean that abstinence is the only method being taught in schools. ... They also do not enforce the teaching of abstinence as much as the United States does. ...

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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. ... However, the article also explains how the comprehensive program not only teaches abstinence as an option but also a variety of other useful information on sexual education: Comprehensive Sex Education teache...

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While it may seem that teaching sex education reveals a heated debate from previous generations, the actuality is that for many parents and communities, it remains a highly controversial issue. ... Those against sex education in public schools believe that this type of education may "interfere with values and morals within the household "; since parents are responsible for instilling these values within their children, they should also be held accountable for teaching their children about the potential consequences of sex (George and Moschella, 2011). The problem that arises from this method...

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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. ... For example, He goes after to the six families of Florida with Planned Parenthood and the ACLU who sued the Jacksonville school over teaching abstinence. Limbaugh says "This bunch of curious citizens says that teaching abstinence puts the children at a greater risk of catching AIDS or other sexually transmitte...

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From opinionated parents at local PTA meetings to state governors who must choose the best way to apply federal funding to the programs teaching it. ... The two most popular methods used in schools in the United States are abstinence education and comprehensive sex education. ... Therefore, age-appropriate alternative methods must be taught as well. These methods include contraception and condom use. ... The method that should be taught still remains a debatable topic. ...

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By teaching abstinence-only sex education, teenagers who are already having sex will not know what risks they are encountering. ... There is no confirmed verification that teaching abstinence-only sex education will lengthen abstinence any longer than comprehensive sex education. ... Comprehensive sex education clearly shows a better success rate than the abstinence-only method. ... With parents being afraid of teaching their teenagers about sex, more schools should step up and teach these teenagers, what they need to know before it is too late. ... Teenagers need professionals teaching them...

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By teaching abstinence-only sex education, teenagers who are already having sex will not know what risks they are encountering. ... There is no confirmed verification that teaching abstinence-only sex education will lengthen abstinence any longer than comprehensive sex education. ... Comprehensive sex education clearly shows a better success rate than the abstinence-only method. ... With parents being afraid of teaching their teenagers about sex, more schools should step up and teach these teenagers, what they need to know before it is too late. ... Teenagers need professionals teaching them...

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The debate over which method should be used became so controversial, it seemed to have "taken over from abortion as the leading symbolic fight in the culture wars," (Malone/Rodriguez, 2). ... There is no dark side to this method for information. ... Upon collecting data on the effectiveness of both methods, those who received abstinence-only education had a similar age of introduction to sex and figure of sexual partners as those in the controlled group. This shows force-feeding abstinence to today's teens, is no more effective than teaching them about safe sex. ...

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With sex education classes the students are taught about various methods of contraception, including abstinence. By teaching the students about the many types of contraception, the chance of contraceptives being used is greatly increased. ... Along with teaching contraceptives to students the vital information of STD's. ... By teaching them the facts about sex, teenagers feel a sense of maturity because it's a mature topic and they are fully aware of that. ...

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By teaching their children themselves, many parents believe they are protecting their children from, what the parents feel, is an "over sexed"" society. ... This proves why qualified professionals are the best candidate for the teachings of sex education. ... For example, fallacies regarding methods to prevent pregnancy may provide a very dangerous false sense of security. ...

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With sex education classes the students are taught about various methods of contraception, including abstinence. By teaching the students about the many types of contraception, the chance of contraceptives being used is greatly increased. ... Teaching them how to use contraceptives allows them the opportunity to easily move to the next step of practice. ...

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She states, "Sex education programs in schools have been taking away the parents' responsibilities of teaching their children about human sexuality" (Sex Education: Why is it Wrong). ... Teaching this information to teenagers at an early age will make them think twice about being sexually active. ... There are many methods of birth control that can be used to prevent pregnancy. ...

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The only reason this increase is occurring is because Texas public schools are not required by law to offer a sex health education class, and often, the schools that are actually teaching sex education are teaching with an abstinence only approach. While abstinence is a sure way to forgo sexually transmitted diseases, abstinence is not a realistic method for today's generation. ...

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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-fire way to prevent pregnancy and STDs, promoting abstinence while still providing information about health benefits and side effects of contraceptives and barrier methods as means to prevent pregnancy/ STDs. ...

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To be free from the worries of pregnancy and STDs for a few moment, you could use the birth-control methods. Nevertheless, birth control methods are sometimes unreliable. ... Since no form of contraception, birth control pills, condoms, ect., are 100% effective, teaching students about these puts them at a risk. ...

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I have a friend that has parents that refused to acknowledge that she was curious about sex and wanted to learn about the multiple birth control methods and sex education classes were not provided in our high school. ... The reason why they do not want it taught is because they feel it is immoral and it is teaching students on how to have sex. ... In an article called "Abstinence Is the Most Effective Way to Avoid the Risks Associated with Sex", they only want abstinence methods taught in schools they say this, "Birth control is, on one level, not difficult to understand or to a...

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The teaching of sexual education is a lifelong process of gaining information and developing attitudes, beliefs and values about the identity, relationships and intimacy of you as an individual and those you have relations with. ... Opponents of these programmes claim that providing access to condoms and even discussing the benefits of birth control and disease prevention methods other than abstinence encourages teenagers to engage in sexual activity that might otherwise refrain from. ... The 1996 American Federal welfare Law included a $250,000 million allocation of funds to states for progra...

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From the start of a relationship onward, teaching about knowing when to say "no" and knowing one is ready physically and mentally for sexual relations is very important. Continuing a sexual education program, after dating and intimacy, it should next include the use of contraceptives, birth control and methods of protection from STDs. ...

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Sexual abuse of children is currently recognized as a serious problem with long-time effects on both the children and the adult survivor. Child sexual abuse is reported up to 80,000 times a year, but the number of unreported is far greater because children are afraid to tell anyone what has happene...

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"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 were considered the effective method of preventing pregnancies," (Maggie Gallagher). ...

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Sex offenders are a highly diverse group of people, but all are individuals who have at least one of the following crimes in common: have committed violent sexual assault on a stranger, have had inappropriate sexual contact with a family member, have molested a child or any other inappropriate and c...

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