Should condoms be distributed among high schools? The answer to that very controversial subject is yes. Yes condoms should be distributed among the students. The question is controversial due to the main subject it discusses: sex. Some schools today are distributing birth control items to promote the thoughts and ideas of safe sex. Many also believe that along with condom distribution‚ there should be an availability of other methods of birth control‚ promotion of abstinence‚ and information for
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few proposed solutions to this problem‚ such as condom distribution in high schools‚ proper sexual education within the schools‚ and promoting abstinence. Teenagers are going to have sex‚ which is why it is in their best interest to be protected and educated properly. Condom distribution in high schools represents an effective way to protect sexually active teenagers from unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Availability of condoms in high schools does not increase the rate of teenage
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Condoms vs. Birth Control Jasmine Williams ENG121 March 26‚ 2012 Natalie Dougall In making the decision to become sexually active there are two major things that need to be factored in; how am I going to protect myself from disease and pregnancy. This is where condoms and birth control come into play. While condoms and birth control share many of the same functions they are different in many ways. Often time people confuse the functions of the two and how they work. Even though condoms and
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The matter of distributing condoms in school has been a controversial issue over the years because the majority of society believes that condoms will promote sexual behavior in schools. Nevertheless more and more students are becoming sexually active without thinking of the consequences and understanding the precautions that should be taken when doing so. Condoms should be distributed in schools because of the growing number of teenage pregnancy‚ to minimize the spread of sexually transmitted diseases
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public high schools? In 2007‚ 49% of female students in high school and 55% of male students in high school in South Carolina reported having sexual relationships. During this same year‚ 57% of females and 68% of males in South Carolina related that condoms were used during the last time they had sexual intercourse. Only 16% of females reported being on birth control pills the last time they had sex. (http://www.ncsse.com) With these statistics‚ it is clear that between thirty to forty percent of students
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teens have access to birth control or condoms. Just because a girl is on birth control doesn’t mean she shouldn’t use condoms. Birth control isn’t one hundred percent preventable. Teens should always have access to condoms because they help protect against STDS or any other diseases. Condoms also help prevent pregnancy. The United States is becoming over populated‚ so teenagers who are sexually active should be able to have access to birth control and condoms. According to the article “Contraception
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issue regarding condom being distributed within the United States high schools. January 8‚ 1994‚ Anna Quindlen publishes her article‚ “A Pyrrhic Victory‚” in the New York Times‚ where she states that not allowing condoms to be distributed in high schools is self-defeating‚ harmful to students‚ and inconvenient for parents. Quindlen attempts to persuade readers‚ but is not completely successful. Quindlen provides a rhetorical example that is intended to demonstrate a need for condom distribution within
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One of the only universally medically proven methods for preventing the spread of HIV during sexual intercourse is the correct use of condoms‚ and condoms are also the only method promoted by health authorities worldwide. For HIV positive mothers wishing to prevent the spread of HIV to their child during birth‚ antiretroviral drugs have been medically proven to reduce the likelihood of the spread of the infection. Increased risk of contracting HIV often correlates with infection by other diseases
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transmission between humans by means of human sexual behaviour including vaginal intercourse‚ oral sex‚ and anal sex. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are infections passed on from one person to another through unprotected sex (sex without a condom) or sometimes through genital contact. (Davis & Weller 2007). Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are infections contacted by intimate as well as sexual contact. Mostly‚ sexually transmitted infections are easily transmitted through the mucus
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Condom-Use Behaviors in Young Urban African American Men: A Quantitative Study Critique Linda Fuentes RN NRS-433 V 03-29-2015 Introduction Since the emergence of HIV in the nineteen-eighties‚ significant progress has been made in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STD’s). Despite increased public awareness and education‚ HIV continues to be a significant public health concern‚ especially in urban minority youth of racial/ethnic persuasion. While the United States has shown an
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