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    stress the value of abstinence while also preparing young people for when they become sexually active; provide medically accurate information about the health benefits and side effects of all contraceptives, including condoms, as a means to prevent pregnancy and reduce the risk of contracting STIs, including HIV/AIDS; and teach young people the skills to make responsible decisions about sexuality” (“Comprehensive Sex Education”). In other words, comprehensive sex education allows students to understand

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    Abortion has been one of the largest disputes for a very long time. Abortion is the action of stopping a pregnancy. Pro-lifers think that if an abortion is performed, then it is considered murder. But they don’t realize that if abortion became illegal, then they would still be performed by people that have no knowledge on how to do one. 47,000 women die from complications from unsafe abortions each year. And this is because they can’t get an abortion done by a real doctor. Is this what pro-lifers

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    to potentially abolish the issue of teenage pregnancy, however there are more steps to drastically change this issue in society. This was possible due to the programs that help educate the youth of all the possibilities that could result from having intercourse. Teenage pregnancy is deeply embedded and encouraged in most nations and as such a comprehensive effort to continue changing the culture is necessary. All countries suffer from teenage pregnancy and many factors contribute to this making

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    as the emergency contraceptive. Throughout the U.S. there’s been a debate on what age women or teen girls should be in order to purchase this form of contraceptive. In some states, the minimum age to buy the pill is 17 but some people believe there should be a lowering of that age or to sell the pills on the shelves for anyone to buy instead. The emergency contraceptive pill should be available for teen girls under the age of 17; however, not everyone believes that it should be lowered or sold to

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    psychologically. Teen pregnancy is a disquieting reality for many teens. Not surprisingly, as pregnancy has a large impact on adults, but how much more so for naive teenagers? Sexual education empowers teens by providing them with solutions to epidemics such as teen pregnancy. In fact, pregnancy rates decrease when teenagers are being taught comprehensive sexual education. According to SIECUS.org, “comprehensive sex education [is] associated with a 50% lower risk of teen pregnancy”. This is because

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    contraceptive access is also varied across the country. Some states require comprehensive sexual education and for teens to be able to access contraceptives. Some lean more towards abstinence only education in the hopes that teens will steer away from sexual activities. There are also scattered clinics where teens can receive birth control. For many parents, it conjures up images of teenage sex or pregnancy, which can cause them to ignore its other uses. However, birth control is a broad and misrepresented term

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    were once prescription only and are now available over the counter. In at least 80 countries, women can buy the pill without a prescription. Birth control was designed to prevent pregnancy and a lack of contraception and sex education causes teen pregnancy and abortion rates to spiral. Not only does the pill prevent pregnancy, but can also have many health benefits for women of all ages. Birth control pills do not have that much

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    Effects of Abortion for teens in the United States of America 1. Article: Incidence and Services, 2005, Rachel K. Jones, Mia R.S. Zolna, Stanley K. Henshaw, Lawrence B. Finer. (Volume 40, Number 1, 2008) a) Abortions is one of the most frequent medical procedures undergone by women aged 15-44 in the United States, partly because of the unintended pregnancy.  Abortions are quite common among the nation especially between the ages of 15-44 mostly to non-planned pregnancies. This shows that it is

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    sex education and comprehensive sex education aim to shield teens from the possible dangers of sex, they strongly disagree on what information should be taught and the outcome said information will have on teens. Many parents have a strong opinion on how much information their children should be taught, ranging from nothing at all to everything from human anatomy, STD’s, gender studies, and sex education for queer teens. According to an article titled “Comprehensive Sex Education

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    demolish. Teens are developing diseases such as gonorrhea, syphilis and AIDS and they are having unwanted pregnancy before marriage. Condoms as we all know are not one-hundred percent accurate, therefore abstinence should be practiced in our country. Abstinence should be a regular course taught in school because of these important reasons: to prevent pregnancy, to prevent STDs,

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