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, sexually transmitted diseases, and (I
separate this from the category of STD's because it is so widespread, deadly,
important, frightening, etc.) H.I.V infection. The theory is that if condoms
were given out or made available at high schools, then the students would be
more inclined to use them.
They would have them or be able to get them if
they need to use them. This would cut down on unprotected sexual intercourse
and prevent the pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and H.I.V.
infection. 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...
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I assume that the person that wrote this essay lives in America. I always find it so unbelievably bizarre the American attitude towards sex. I cannot believe that sex education is NOT taught in schools and that condoms are NOT made available. In Scotland, we are given many talks in secondary school about safe sex and we are shown how to use condoms and how to put them on. This is a mixed class. All the students have access to contraception and are told about it. Teenagers will always have sex and always have had sex. The more you tell them not to the more they will rebel. Sex before marriage is healthy and can builds experience. Now this doesn't mean sleeping around as only a minority of people really do, but teenagers in teenage relationships. What's wrong with them having sex if they know what they are doing. Teaching about sex, the implications of it such as disease and pregnancy and how to stop it is the only way forward. Teenagers will decide for themselves whether or not they want to have sex, so let's make sure we do everything in our power to make sure they are safe while they are doing it.
Also, who told you that condoms do not protect against HIV? The Pope? I think you should look that up again.
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