Abstinence-Only Education teaches abstinence as the only morally correct option of sexual expression for teenagers. It usually censors information about contraception and condoms for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unintended pregnancy. Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Education teaches abstinence as the only morally correct option of sexual expression for unmarried young people. Programs funded under the 1996 Welfare Reform Act must censor information about contraception
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perspective—a poignant one at that—about the shortcomings of Abstinence–Only comes from Elizabeth Smart‚ the young woman who made headlines after being abducted for nine months at age 14. At a Johns Hopkins University forum on human trafficking‚ Smart (who was raped repeatedly by her abductors) spoke out against the abstinence-only education she received as a child‚ suggesting that it deterred her from escaping her captors. She said that abstinence-only education makes rape victims feel “so dirty” and “so
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Sex Ed. Should Not Be Abstinence-Only Currently we have schools teaching about abstinence and how it prevents pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. However‚ many of these sex education programs do not include or want to include teaching about contraception for the adolescents who are not abstinent. Arguing that including contraception education in the program will send the wrong message about sex or that we are giving teenagers and young adults the "okay" to have sex. Not providing
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subconscious need to reproduce‚ and a moral dilemma which arises in terms of one substantial concept: Abstinence. Many teenagers first absorb the concept of abstinence through sex education; however‚ the content of abstinence-only sex
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“Stephenie Meyer’s Mormonism and the “erotics of abstinence”” by Wm Morris shows his mixed feelings about Stephenie’s novel‚ Twilight. Morris purpose in writing this article is to show the pro’s and con’s she had with her according to their religion. Morris develops his article by introducing‚ first‚ where he found the piece of literature he is analyzing‚ Profile of Stephenie Meyer in the Time magazine. He also inserts two pieces of commentary about the sexuality scenes in Twilight‚ as well as
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Kelly Glesinger Abstinence or Contraceptive Sex Education Programs? May 30‚ 2008 George‚ A. (2005‚ March 5). Going All the Way. New Scientist. Accessed via: http://elibrary.bigchalk.com Normally all sex education programs include information about contraceptives. But now there are many types of programs. A new program is one that strongly supports the theory‚ “just say no”. It includes urging virginity pledges and only stating the failure rates of condoms and other contraceptives. Many of these
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The Virginity Movement’s main goal‚ although many say otherwise‚ is convincing women to remain virgins until their marriage. This movement has inspired new policies such as ‘Abstinence-Only Sex Ed’‚ a form of sexual education that only teaches abstinence‚ and does not teach ways to have safe intercourse. Although abstinence only education directly correlates with a rapid increase
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The abstinence experience in my case was a process of learning about myself. I learned how I reacted when I had to stop doing a behavior that was giving me satisfaction and pain. I learned how to come up with ways to help my process and achieve my goal. At the beginning‚ it was difficult as it was the first time abstaining from a behavior that I had for many years‚ I can say it started during my life as an adolescent. It was seen as a fun thing to do at school with friends and at parties. However
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Many concerned Filipinos have their own opinions about the Constitution and the government of the Philippines. Mostly‚ it’s about the amendments that they would like to see in our Constitution. But these amendments cannot push through without undergoing Charter Change. A Constitutional Reform in the Philippines‚ also known as Charter Change‚ is the political and legal process needed to amend the current 1987 Constitution. However‚ amendments can be proposed by one of the three methods: People’s
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information in order to make informed decisions about our health. Teenagers who are exposed solely to abstinence-only sexual education programs are not experiencing this right to information. Abstinence-only sexual education programs preach abstaining from sex until marriage‚ often omitting conversations about other significant topics of sexual health – such as contraception‚ STIs‚ etc. Although practicing abstinence is the only sure way to avoid STIs and unwanted pregnancy‚ it is not realistic to expect all
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