Premarital Sex

Sexually active teenagers, in America, are a significant problem that we should be concerned about. A question that teenagers everywhere think about is when to have sex. Many different religions instruct us to wait until one is in a loving marriage to have sex. Not only are religious leaders preaching abstinence, but now public schools are also teaching students on the advantages of abstinence. Premarital sex is a growing, and important issue. Premarital sex is usually the cause of sexually transmitted diseases, teen pregnancy, and deep emotions of regret.

Sexually transmitted diseases are very likely in a society of premarital sex, where teens have many sex partners. A direct result of this, is STD s becoming more plentiful among the population. One reason for the outbreak of STD s is the misuse of contraceptives by teens. Many teens believe that condoms, or “the pill” stop the spread of herpes, AIDS, or other diseases, but in fact, they do not stop the spread, and no where do the products say that they do stop the spread of STD s. Three million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases among teens are reported each year. Many teens that believe nothing is wrong in committing premarital sex have had intercourse with many different teens through the ages of 15 and 19. They increase the chance of spreading sexually transmitted diseases each time they have intercourse. With sexual intercourse on the rise with high school students, and its acceptance among the public, even more teens are having sex now to the point that every eleven seconds a teen has sex for their first time. Seventy percent of these students say they were peer pressured into having sex. If society has the power to pressure teens to have sex, society should use that power to educate...