of unplanned pregnancies and HIV infections due to not being fully educated about the risks. Today‚ the duty of educating students and teenagers about sexual intercourse and the risks involved is left to the government and public school system. Abstinence education programs in public
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Taylor Gilchrist Ms. Laseter English 102 8 June 2014 Abstinence vs. Contraception Should early sex education programs only teach about abstinence or should they include the facts about contraception too? There is no specific way that it has to be taught but there is a debate on which ways have the best outcome. Abstinence is refraining from having sex and the only way to not get infected with a sexually transmitted disease. On the other hand‚ contraception is also known as birth control or
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teenagers in America are among the most sexually active in the civilized world. However‚ whether sex education should be mandated in schools is still a controversial issue. For decades‚ abstinence-only advocates and comprehensive sex education advocates have disputed the topic‚ making it a social issue. Abstinence advocates claim that the best method to keep teenagers from having sex is to encourage them to wait till marriage with no discussion of contraceptives‚ while comprehensive advocates claim
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of whether schools should teach abstinence only programs or comprehensive sex education has been debated rigorously. Through his 2013 published piece‚ “Educating for Character in the Sexual Domain”‚ author Thomas Lickona focuses on the benefits of abstinence only programs. He uses the argument that abstinence creates character in today’s youth and cites multiple sources that support his viewpoint. On the other side of the discussion‚ authors of the article “Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy
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parental guidance and support‚ better abstinence programs‚ and more government action‚ this urgent problem must be quelled and brought under control by any means necessary. With many teenagers reluctant to talk with their parents about universal subject of sex‚ more have become prone to erroneous judgments. This can be changed if parents are able to sit down with their children
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Abstinence Abstinence is the only form of birth control that is 100% effective – in both preventing pregnancies and most sexually transmitted infections. If you choose to be abstinent‚ then you have decided not to have any type of sexual relations. Learn some of the reasons why people choose to abstain as well as the benefits from this behavior. Discover the difference between continuous and complete abstinence. Read advice on how to stay abstinent and when to make the decision about using abstinence
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Neonatal abstinence syndrome is a combination of neurologic‚ gastrointestinal‚ and autonomic dysregulation symptoms. This combination makes it difficult to deal with in an absence of medication. Methadone‚ a synthetic analgesic opioid. Similar to morphine effect‚ but less in sedation severity‚ considered as the gold standard treatment in pregnancy opioid abstinence‚ since around 45 years. As metabolism accelerate in pregnancy‚ Methadone’s effect end faster than in non-pregnant women. This make both
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome The purpose of this research critique is to inform the reader of a randomized clinical study regarding the treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). This writer is interested in the treatment of drug exposed infants and the goals of reducing babies’ hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The study researches the adjunct therapy for treatment of NAS. The study will be broken down into the following units: protection of human participants‚ type
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the focus of sexual abstinence is placed solely on sexual health and relationship interventions‚ it is has shown to be non-effective in changes in school student’s sexual behavior (Jones et al.‚ 2009; Scher et al.‚ 2006; Underhill et al.‚ 2007). A series of reviews (DiCenso et al.‚ 2002; Jones et al.‚ 2009; Kirby‚ 2007; Scher et al.‚ 2006) concluded that when educating on protection from STIs‚ and risks from unprotected sexual activity and unplanned pregnancy‚ can abstinence only programs prove
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A virtue that has dissipated in our society is abstinence. Our culture embraces loose morals and the results have been devastating. More and more teenagers are developing venereal diseases‚ such as AIDS‚ syphilis and gonorrhea‚ and are having unwanted children before they are married. Contrary to popular belief‚ condoms aren’t a 100% guarantee of preventing pregnancy and disease‚ and therefore the rectitude of abstinence should be practiced. According to Child Trends Data Bank (2001) the
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