Instead of abstinence "education" should they really call it abstinence propoganda?

Answer 1

There's nothing wrong with teaching kids to just keep their pants on. That said Abstinence ONLY education does far greater harm than good.

Answer 2

I agree, though I don't know if I'd use the word propoganda. I do think that abstinence needs to be taught as an option. It IS okay to say no if you aren't ready or aren't comfortable with the other person. However, kids need to be taught that it's not their ONLY option. Being told that it's bad and they can't do it and not how to protect themselves in the case that it does come up, only makes it intriguing to them. Everyone wants to press the red button labeled "DO NOT TOUCH." It's human nature and if they're only told "bad bad bad" a lot of people will do it to see what the big deal is. At least if they have the education to make their OWN decision, they can do what's right for them and make the right choice for their life. Plus, knowing how to protect themselves from STDs, unwanted pregnancy, etc, is a big bonus.

Answer 3

Pixie you are very mistaken. I am in a relationship and I am abstinent and I am 30. There is nothing wrong with teaching our children morals and teaching a bit of self control. Many people choose abstinence and are very successful in it. We really need to teach our young girls to require men to respect them and their bodies, abstinence until marriage is the only way to do that. I know that my relationship is not built on sex since that is not part of it. My relationship is built on friendship and love and respect- that is the foundation of any healthy relationship. Without that any relationship will fail. That foundation is needed to make a relationship thrive. If you have that before you get married, and that is what you base your marriage on then your chances are far greater that your marriage will survive anything. I have friends who don't have that same strong foundation and they are constantly wondering where they are going in their relationship and if he loves her and if it will last. They did not take time to get to know each other and be friends first, they just became lovers and then they try to work on the rest, if it comes, it comes, if not oh well. Those relationships are simply not healthy.

Abstinence IS a very viable option for people and works EVERY SINGLE TIME. It is not an unreasonable expectation. Any man who truly loves and respects women, will also be abstinent until he is married. Any woman who wants to be respected by a man, will not allow him to use her for his play thing and will remain abstinent until she is married. That is how it is - once people get back to realizing this then maybe we can put our families back together and the world will be a happier place. Without healthy families, we can't have a healthy society, without strong Morals, we can't have healthy families.

It's called SELF CONTROL people, LOOK INTO IT!

Answer 4

What can you refute about abstinence education? Is there a more effective birth control? Is there a better STD prevention? Can children be taught self-control? (Hint: not x-x-right-left-right keys). It is an important PART of sex education and should not be mocked as worthless. Why don't you ask the generation of kids infected with HPV if they wouldn't mind going back and "waiting awhile" before getting sexually active? Oh that's right, you can't go back!

Answer 5

Well, I think it depends on the situation.

Certainly, the majority of kids in Elementary School or Junior High are not yet mature enough to understand all of the implications and consequences of sexual activity at their age. I think that in such cases, is is ABSOLUTELY appropriate to teach abstinance, all the while recognizing that condoms alleviate many, but not all, of these implications and consequences.

As teenagers move into high school, the abstinance teaching should gradually be replaced by more in-depth teaching about "safe sex", all the while recognizing that the only 100% surefire way to shield oneself from the consequences of sexual activity is to avoid it altogether. Of course, this should be done in a biological frame of mind, rather than a moral one. Morality education belongs at home.

Answer 6

Abstinence-only education is like saying that teens won't become interested in the topic if you never discuss it. Like teaching them to drive with a blindfold on. No, there are no other options, stop thinking.

Abstinence is like every other form of birth control, it has to be used correctly every time to be effective.

Answer 7

I guess it depends on how abstinence is talked about. Abstinence in and of itself isn't a bad thing. It's a valid option that should be included in sex ed.

Answer 8

How about 'the sexual propaganda' that's found in everything in our society....ever watch cartoons for kids recently, they make the children look like little ho's. Plus, most schools today push the pill at every teen regardless of their sexual activity, because as everyone in our society today believes, we have no control over our bodies what so ever. We are all just a bunch of horn dogs that can't stop humping one another~ nothing to separate us from the animals. That's the propaganda being pushed today. Good Lord, are you upset that a few and I mean FEW individuals are bucking the norm and proving that we aren't mere animals, unable to control the desires of the flesh. Stop reading the 'pill propaganda' and find out the facts about it, on our bodies, and on our relationships. It's not the wonder pill everyone believes it to be.

Answer 9

abstinence propaganda? What is so wrong about teaching abstinence in school- would'nt it be better to teach young people to abstain, and not have so many unplanned pregnancies, where these young girls have to make a choice whether to abort or not? With abstinence there would far less STD's. Much less HIV. Is having sex, to young, far more important, then health and babies being aborted because they are not ready to parent? Birth control, does not save you from HIV, AIDS, or all unplanned pregnancies.

Answer 10

I don't think you really need to teach somebody how to be abstinent. Most kids do it throughout their childhood without much problem.