Teens And Sex
An increasing problem on high school campuses and one of the main
concerns of parents, school officials, and the government is teenage sex. It is
on the rise, and they are worried that it may get out of control. Teenage sex
can be a problem because of the pregnancies and many diseases it can cause. One
solution that has been proposed is to distribute condoms in public high schools.
This is a topic that is controversial and has been hotly debated for years.
There are people who think it would be a good idea and those who think it may
worsen the problem rather than solve it.
The reason that people want to distribute condoms in high school is to
try to prevent teenage pregnancy, ...
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If a student
was at a party and decided, on the spur of the moment, to engage in sexual
intercourse, then it is more likely that they have a condom if schools
distributed them. This sounds good in theory, but will it really work? If
schools distribute condoms, shouldn't they also teach the students how to use
them and teach them a little about sex (sex education in schools, another
controversial topic)?
The world certainly needs to try to decrease teenage pregnancies, STD's,
and H.I.V. infection. In an article from the New York Times, the United Nations
reports that women, especially sexually active teenage girls, have a higher rate
of H.I.V. infection than men in that age group. It cited the slow development
of mucous membranes as the reason for the lower protection against infection and
increased risk of getting H.I.V. It mentions that in Rwanda, 25% of pregnant
women are infected, and 17% of those who have teenage sex will be infected.
Those numbers are staggering. ...
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