Is sex education the best essential learning tool for our kids to learn the dos and don'ts about sex? ... Communication about sex would lead to fewer pregnancies, as well as cut down in sex crimes since sex would not be a secret. ... I feel that sex education does not effectively protect teens from the consequences of having sex. ... This causes sex education to fail because many teens are having sex before they are receiving sex education in the high schools. Also, many of the sex education programs are abstinence based, and teens are having sex. ...

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Abstinence means avoiding sex. ... Abstinence-only sex education should not be the only form of sex education taught because teenagers need to know about all aspects of sex, and parents may not feel comfortable talking to their children about sex. Many people also feel that abstinence-only sex education should not be the only form of sex education taught. ... In the twenty- first century, there are more and more teenagers having sex or are considering having sex; "Ninety-percent of Americans are having sex before marriage and fifty-percent of teenagers have sex before marriage."" ... Teenag...

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In the state of Texas, sex education must stress the importance of sex only within marriage and stress the important information about abstinence. ... A study was conducted with the results concluding that eighty-eight percent of pledge takers initiated sex prior to marriage even though some delayed sex for a while ("Effective Sex Education," par. 6). ... Rationale Providing all information regarding sex in the new sex education curriculum seems to be a great idea at hand, but there are some that disagree. ... The only reason you would want to have sex ed is if you want people to hav...

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On Sims the characters can have sex. ... This study shows how the media has negative effects on teens and sex. If teens had sex education classes, they could learn how the media distorts sex by displaying it as something that has no consequences in the long run. ... Sex education could have helped to prevent this. ... The truth is though if teens do decide to have sex, sex education will help them prepare for that. ...

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In the society we live in today, sex is the number one favored topic. ... All sex education in schools has led to is simply showing teenagers how to have sex safely. ... On prime time TV, the occurrence of premarital and extramarital sex far outnumbers sex between spouses, with the rate soaring to 24:1 in soap operas [ ]. ... Whether it is guys and girls, guys and guys, girls and girls, or multiple persons of each sex, the sex act itself is a major conflict. ... For example movies, such as "Cruel Intentions", portray sex as a game. ...

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(reproductive.org/sex-selection/) The idea of demanding a certain gender is a controversial issue. ... They also find out the sex of the embryo before being transferred to the uterus and the womb. ... Gender selection and or sex selection "means choosing the sex of a future child, either before or after conception" (Center For Genetics and Society) Couples now a days want to select the gender of the baby. ... Others, have taken advantage of this valuable procedure in order to strictly determine and guarantee the sex of the fetus. ... I believe the gender sex selection process should be banned ...

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One of the major issues is teens that engage in pre-martial sex. ... Many teenagers engage in sex at a very age for the wrong reasons. ... (The Cause of High Birth Rate" p.88) Many teenagers engage in the sex for all the wrong reasons. ... Some do drugs, others deal drugs, but many engage in sex. ... Pre-martial sex has recently become a problem that has become quickly wide spread. ...

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One of the most controversial elements of the public school curriculum is that of sex education. ... Can sex education programs achieve such goals in general? ... Both programs had some positive impacts, but telling students not to have sex at all was the least effective method of sex education in this study (Doskoch). ... The other main type of sex education program is more of a risk-reduction program such as that studied by Doskoch; Valimont describes this as "comprehensive sex education.... Another federal program for sex education funding is the PREP designed to fund comprehensive app...

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Argumentative Essay on Abstinence-only Sex Education Sex education programs were first introduced to public school systems in 1913. ... Abstinence means avoiding sex. ... Abstinence-only sex education should not be the only form of sex education taught because teenagers need to know about all aspects of sex, and parents may not feel comfortable talking to their children about sex. Many people also feel that abstinence-only sex education should not be the only form of sex education taught. ... In the twenty- first century, there are more and more teenagers having sex or are considerin...

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School based sex education is an important and effective way in order to enhance young people's knowledge, attitudes and behavior towards the topic of sex. ... Sex education is not only necessary to communicate the relationship between alcohol and sex; it is necessary to provide information and guidance to teens about all the risks and effects of teen pregnancies. ... The comprehensive sex education program is the one that is proven to delay initiation of sex, reduce frequency of sex and increase contraceptive use all together. The availability of sex education and condoms do not incre...

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Every where you go you hear people saying, you see things that say sex is bad, sex is good, don't have sex. ... With sex and relationships come both positive and negative factors. ... Health and living is a lot more important to me than sex. ... He is afraid to have sex because he doesn't want to be accused again. ... Sure sex may be great but with all the strains that sex creates maybe it not all worth it. ...

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Or Why are teens in such a rush to have sex? ... Various means have been recommended to combat the problem of teenage pregnancy, including universal sex education, free contraceptive services for teenagers, open discussion of sex between parents and children, and the media. ... A vast majority of sex education teachers, recommend abstinence to their students is the best way to prevent early pregnancy and S.T.Ds Three out of four large school districts in the United States provide some instruction about methods of contraception in sex ed. ... We have to do something about sex abuse, and violenc...

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She said "Many movies show sex as being fun and that they should do it. ... Also, music plays a part in sex, drugs, and violence. ... Another interviewee Shirley, declared, "Music videos show that teens have sex to be cool". ... I stated that sex, violence, and drug use are a result of media and peers. ... Among these things include sex, drugs, and and violence. ...

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Pornography aside, sex is selling for businesses that aren't even selling sex. ... Sex gives the illusion of being loved and appreciated. In the absence of love, people seek intimacy through porn and sex. Casual sex is portrayed as exciting and desirable outside of a committed relationship. ... Pornography's messages about sex and sexual fulfillment are misleading. ...

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While the ovule is pushed through the oviduct, it becomes available for fertilization, the union of the male sex cell and the female sex cell. ... Inside the cells, one chromosome of each pair is the same to one in the sex cell the father contributed and the other in the same pair is identical to one of the sex cells the mother contributed. ... The internal sex organs have developed efficiently but the external organs will develop during the third month. ... In the third month the external sex organs are now visible whether it's a boy or a girl. ... Also the sex of the fetus can be determ...

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Their concern is also that women or parents will use abortions until they get the sex of the child that they wish. ... In high school it is a requirement to take seven semesters of physical education and one semester of sex-education. In my elementary school I learned about sex in sixth grade in the month of May, which is just two month away from summer time. Why did I learn about sex after I began having feelings, and needs that I could not understand or even explain. ... This has to also be accompanied by having a sit down day for parents with their children where parents speak to their chil...

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Birth Control and safe sex are words that we hear daily in our society. ... About 80% of young people have sex as a teenager. ... We have found that even today in our society many teens feel pressured into having sex. ... Even teens themselves question their judgment; however, it is usually after the fact, because 63% of teens wish they had waited to have sex. As adults it is our responsibility to keep children aware of the outcome of having unsafe sex. ...

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When talk is in the air about having birth control distributed in high schools, the argument against it is that it is only encouraging sex between teens and they should know to be abstinent. ... More girls were using the birth control methods being offered in school the last time they had sex-17.3 percent in 2009, up from 26.9 percent in 2011. ... I don't know how abstinence education is going to prevent someone from having sex. ... I know I am one of the many teenagers who share the embarrassment from talking to their parents about anything, let alone sex. ... While teens should wait ...

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This particular social problem is one that will probably never be 100% eliminated for the simple fact that pregnancies occur from teens having sex. And teens are going to have sex regardless of how many laws are created, or rules and limitations parents set, and information they are given. There is no way to make every teen out there stop having sex, its virtually impossible but the number of teens having sex can be decreased as well as the number of pregnancies. ... One law is, if a person is under the age of 17 in New York they don't have permission to have sex unless their parents g...

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My thought is that if a teenager is having sex before she is married and not using protection that there is a lack of communication between the daughter and parents. There is obviously not a good relationship between the teenager and her parents because if there was the parents would talk to her about the risks of having sex and what can happen if she does have unprotected sex. ... In the argument that the teenager should have to tell the parents because she will receive good and informative advice, support, and understanding I think is not true because if the parents were like that fr...

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With more and more teens having casual sex, the risks of pregnancy goes up. ... Some teens see their peers around them participating in sex and they feel they need to follow their behavior. They have never communicated with their parents that there is ramifications to having sex; therefore they go into it without knowing about the complicated feelings and emotions that are attached to sex. ... A sense of rejection and inability to deal with self-doubt make it unlikely a girl will say no to sex with a boy who shows her some attention. ...

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Continuous Abstinence: no sex play Pros-no cost, prevents 100% of not getting pregnant or any STD's, no medical or hormonal side effects Cons-none Outercourse: sex play without vaginal intercourse Pros-nearly 100% effective, no medical or hormonal side effects, may prolong sex play and enhance orgasm, can be used when nothing else is available Cons- difficult for people to abstain from vaginal intercourse for long periods, pregnancy is possible if semen or pre-ejaculation is spilled on the vulva Sterilization: an operation to keep sperm from joining the egg Pros-permanent protec...

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As a young adult, it is quite normal to feel a sense of embarrassment or privacy when talking about one's sex life. ... Out of all these reasons, one that struck me the most was the fact that some adolescence say sex feels better without it, so they choose not to take proper precautions. ... Sometimes parents have a fear of their children learning about sex too soon in school, which is why some of these programs that are currently in place are not always completely effective. However, parents need to understand that children are learning about sex younger and younger these days. ...

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In conclusion, abortion should be banned and people should be given more information on 'safer sex.' ... On an HBO series "Sex and the City" the character Miranda becomes pregnant and debates getting an abortion. ... Most of these oblivious teenagers will still have sex whether a form of birth control is used or not so I believe that there should be more places for sexually active teenagers to go to obtain birth control or information about it. ... These organizations teach about saving sex until marriage and the result is having many teenage...

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The main reason for teen pregnancy is early initiation of sex and having unprotected sex. ... Many teens have made the choice to abstain from sex until they are married. ... Three-quarters of teens use some method of contraception, which is usually a condom the first time they have sex. ...

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