What better way is there to prevent pregnancy and STDs than refraining from sex until one finds the person he, (or she) wants to spend the rest of his life with?
2006-09-19 15:34:01 · 10 answers · asked by woman_of_tomorrow 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I'm not saying that should be all that is taught, but should it not be stressed?
2006-09-19 15:36:16 · update #1
I think the answer to this question lies in the very fact that all the
*education* about safe sex practices aren't doing any better than when we didn't teach it. Teenage girls are still getting pregnant and tons of people are still getting STD's. If abstinence was just pushed a little further I think many lives could be spared a lot of pain. It is as if, when you say, you can wait until you are older to have sex then you must be old fashioned. People are not animals and we have the ability to use common sense should we desire to. I am not saying it's not hard but children have no need to be having sex and can be taught to wait a bit beforehand.
2006-09-19 16:21:05 · answer #1 · answered by Tetsi 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree that abstinence should be stressed, but teenagers need to know how to properly use the different birth control methods. Only teaching abstinence will not deter everyone from having sex, but educating them about how to properly use different methods, and about STD's and pregnancy isn't likely to push someone into having sex that wasn't already going to.
I have a friend whose mom wouldn't let her take sex ed, and then a few years later, she now has two little girls. She wasn't on the pill and had never been to a GYN, and then when the time came, she was too embarassed to think about a condom.
2006-09-20 00:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by Queen Queso 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about you, but when *I* was in Sex Ed, they *DID* stress that abstinance is the only completely sure way to avoid unwanted pregnancy and STDs.
But they also covered birth control and STDs and a whole host of other topics. (This was in DC public schools, and I graduated from high school in 1990.)
Yes, we should teach and emphasize that abstinance is preferred. But don't you want your kids to have correct information in case they decide to have sex anyway? I know I do. I'd hate to condemn my little girls to early motherhood (with ensuing lack of education and economic potential), illness, or, worst of all, death, just because some people think that arming kids with information somehow means they're going to go out and act on it.
I mean, think back about when you were a teenager: would the grant of a free condom send you out to the back seat of some random boy's car, just because you had it? Of course not. Or not, at least, if your parents had talked to you, too, and articulated their values and expectations of you.
But I didn't wait until I found my husband. He didn't wait for me. And while I hope my girls wait until after high school, I bet they won't wait until after college. No matter what I say to them.
So I will make sure they get ALL the information.
2006-09-19 22:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by Yarro Pilz 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
because a health class is for learning the natural biology of sex.
Abstinence is nice, but a moral decision, that is better suited to be discussed at home, for the simple reason that abstnence is used more as a religious safety net and will not give them enough information, should they decide to wander from their religious view and attempt to be sexually active.
I would want my daughter to refrain from sex until marriage, but should she decide that she wants to walk down that road, I'd rather have her equipped with a map of what's around her in this world-than walk around blind.
Currently, abstinence is discussed as the only 100% way in preventing pregnancy and diseases, but each person will hopefully make their own decision whether to have sex or not.
2006-09-19 23:51:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do agree with waiting to find the "right person" , but not until marriage. Sex is a HUGE part of a relationship. To me, it could make or break a relationship. Why wait till after you are married to someone to find out if you are compatible in that area. Some people aren't sexually connected the way others are. It is a very intimate and a wonderful experience for a couple and it is very important to have that sexual connection. If it is not there, then it probably never will be. People don't "learn" to get better. Some people just fit well with others and I don't mean literally.
2006-09-19 22:40:30 · answer #5 · answered by Michelle 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think abstinence should be taught first and foremost. It is truly the only 100% way to keep from getting pregnant, or contracting an STD. But, that being said, kids will do what they want, so other ways of protecting themselves should also be taught.
2006-09-19 22:39:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because its not normal, we humans are the only mammel or animal that breeds out of pleasure. Watch Animal Planet sometime and look at the females during breeding, these girls are NOT having a good time
2006-09-19 22:45:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
it should be mentioned yes i dont no though they might say it but only briefly like "the best protect on is abstinence"
2006-09-19 22:42:13 · answer #8 · answered by all_canadin_girl 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
even the Vatican is quoted as saying that "world society is hyper-inflated with sexuallity"
2006-09-19 22:39:37 · answer #9 · answered by artdrigs 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
lol,funny,but stupid.You say something is bad,then ppl will want to do it.
2006-09-19 22:36:20 · answer #10 · answered by Nicholais S 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋