Sex Education in Schools Essay

approximately 50,000 unplanned births (Roman Espejo). Teenagers should not have to have a parent's consent for birth control because they are going to have sex regardless. Most teens would not even get birth control if their parent would be notified, and because the lack of communication with…

In popular fictional television shows, characters that happen to be teen mothers are always depicted as irresponsible and bad mothers. These characters are always blamed for their pregnancy. The negative stereotypes depicted in these shows can lead society to believe that all teen mothers are irresponsible and bad mothers, which is an assumption that can affect how the teen mothers are treated. In order to erase the negative stereotype about teen mothers, television producers should cease to use…

Scarleteen is a non-profit organization that aims to improve the health of individuals through sex and reproductive education. Their website, www.scarleteen.com, discuss many topics ranging from issues about gender, sexual health, relationships and everything else in between in order to educate young people. One subset of their website, “Condom basics: A User’s Manual,” (http://www.scarleteen.com/article/sexual_health/condom_basics_a_users_manual) not only illustrates why it’s important to use a…

teenagers have lack of attention and love from parents and try to find it with somebody else. Society and media also have an impact on the fact that teen pregnancies happen. The group that teenager is friend with might influence their decision to have sex even if the teen is not ready, but in order to look “cool” teens do that, and as a consequence get pregnant. Moreover, because of some TV shows that glamourize teen pregnancy, it is becoming to acceptable and it makes teens to want to become…

were embarrassed to buy condoms in public. As a result, the Indian government decided to use barbers as a way to communicate with men about safe sex. The barbershops are one of those places where Indian men feel comfortable enough to talk about anything. I believe it was a smart strategy for the Indian government to pay barbers to become educators for safe sex. The Indian government also took advantage of the cinemas by showing commercials in the previews before the movie starts. In rural…

loud cries. At the tender age of sixteen, thousands of females find themselves in this tough position. One that that they must urgently fulfill as a mother. Indeed, teenage pregnancy is still a problem we need to address. Increased exposure to Sex Education will drastically lower rates. To clarify, teenage pregnancy is defined as any female between the ages of thirteen and nineteen becoming pregnant with a child. In the case of the United States, 750,000 of females become pregnant each year. To…

in our society. Many young women are being robbed of their chance to continuing their education since their responsibility is to take care of their young newborn. One idea to solve this problem of teenage pregnancy is instituting Planned Parenthood in schools to provide teens with contraception. While this may decrease the number of teenage pregnancies, it may also influence students to engage in premarital sex since the means to do that safely is now available at no cost. Although it is…

Teen pregnancies and contraceptive methods has always been a heavily debated topic, especially for sale to youth. Teens often struggle with telling parents about concerns with sex so having an easier approach would be beneficial in many ways. It should be available to teenagers because it is a safe and effective emergency way to decline unintentional teenage pregnancy. Birth control should be readily available to teenagers to provide easy access, lower teen pregnancy rates and set safety…

most American families only want two children and in order to do so, women spend thirty years trying to avoid an unintended pregnancy. As stated by Jessica Valenti, a feminist writer, an implication of these two situations, would be, “…to refrain from sex or use contraception for 25 years.” Both of these decisions are…

lastly, attention-grabbing. When one is in poverty, they do the get the same education as those living in a society with money, “In low-and middle-income countries, is the leading cause of death for young women ages 15-19; half a million women worldwide die…teens are twice as likely to die in childbirth as women over twenty” (Teen Pregnancy Prevention). Because many low class people are poor, they do not gain the education needed not only to raise a child but also learn how to prevent…