RE: Trump Adminstration Pushes Abstinence Only Sex Education
April 6, 2018 at 12:46 pm
(This post was last modified: April 6, 2018 at 12:49 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(April 6, 2018 at 12:33 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote:(April 6, 2018 at 12:31 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I'd rather teenage kids not have sex with each other at all. But if they do, I'd rather them use a condom than get pregnant and possibly have an abortion.
Sure, and I'd rather teenage kids drive perfectly safely at all times, but I'm still going to give them seat belts and airbags.
Yeah, you can't really stop kids from having sex if that's what they want to do. We can encourage them in the abstinence direction and explain why it's the better option and try to make a positive influence... But at the end of the day, the choice to hold off on sex has to come from within. I try not to forget what it's like to be a teenager.
(April 6, 2018 at 12:44 pm)wallym Wrote: A complication is that a bunch of these kids aren't even teens yet when they start. I think a different message probably needs to be constructed for 10-14 year olds than the "Hey, if you have sex, make sure to use a condom" that is reasonable enough for 15-17 year olds.
Ugh. I cannot even fathom 10 year olds having sex. That is so disturbing.
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