Availability Of Birth Control In Schools
Availability of Birth Control in Schools
It is natural for all parents to always want what is best for the proper development of their children. In situations like unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and even abortions the best solution and also the desire of every parent is abstinence. However, we live in an era that promotes sex in all possible ways. It seems sexually charged music, magazines, TV and movies encourages youngsters into sex at an earlier age, possibly by suggesting that everyone else is doing it. According to a new study, teenagers between the ages of 12 and 14 who use media with high sexual content are up to 2.2 times more likely to have sex by the time they are 16 than those who use less of such media (News Medical, 2006). In this case, the best way that as a society we could take to avoid such situations as teenage pregnancies is to sexually educate our youth. This education must come from both homes and schools.
Schools should be able to provide contraceptives to their students as long as the parents agree with this. If schools were to provide easy access to birth control for students, the rate of teenage pregnancy could drop. Making birth control accessible to students goes hand in hand with comprehensive sex education. Schools have a responsibility to educate students in the ways of life. A benefit of providing birth control in schools is that the school will be equipping students with the means to protect themselves against any unwanted consequences of teen sex. A November 2006 study of declining pregnancy rates among teens concluded that the reduction in teen pregnancy between 1995 and 2012 was primarily the result of increased use of contraceptives (Advocates for Youth, 2007).
Nevertheless, the most important guidance of youth must be the parents. Many parents, because their own parents struggled to talk to them, can 't approach “the talk” with their own children. There is the fear that talking about sex will encourage a
It is natural for all parents to always want what is best for the proper development of their children. In situations like unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and even abortions the best solution and also the desire of every parent is abstinence. However, we live in an era that promotes sex in all possible ways. It seems sexually charged music, magazines, TV and movies encourages youngsters into sex at an earlier age, possibly by suggesting that everyone else is doing it. According to a new study, teenagers between the ages of 12 and 14 who use media with high sexual content are up to 2.2 times more likely to have sex by the time they are 16 than those who use less of such media (News Medical, 2006). In this case, the best way that as a society we could take to avoid such situations as teenage pregnancies is to sexually educate our youth. This education must come from both homes and schools.
Schools should be able to provide contraceptives to their students as long as the parents agree with this. If schools were to provide easy access to birth control for students, the rate of teenage pregnancy could drop. Making birth control accessible to students goes hand in hand with comprehensive sex education. Schools have a responsibility to educate students in the ways of life. A benefit of providing birth control in schools is that the school will be equipping students with the means to protect themselves against any unwanted consequences of teen sex. A November 2006 study of declining pregnancy rates among teens concluded that the reduction in teen pregnancy between 1995 and 2012 was primarily the result of increased use of contraceptives (Advocates for Youth, 2007).
Nevertheless, the most important guidance of youth must be the parents. Many parents, because their own parents struggled to talk to them, can 't approach “the talk” with their own children. There is the fear that talking about sex will encourage a
References: Advocates for Youth. (2007). Comprehensive sex education: Research and results. Retrieved from Advocates for Youth http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/1487 News Medical. (2006). Sex in the media aimed at teens encourages promiscuity. Retrieved from News Medical http://www.news-medical.net/news/2006/04/04/17112.aspx