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A 6 page research paper that examines what empirical studies and experts have to say about the content of sex education and whether abstinence-only programs should be preferred. The writer argues that this body of evidence indicates that while abstinence is an important message to send to teens, sex education should be comprehensive. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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constitute a threat to life, STDs change lives, cause suffering and can affect children born to suffering women. STDs, in short, constitute a serious health threat. However, public policy on
whether to teach adolescents about STD and unwanted pregnancy prevention is controversial because opponents say that this sends a mixed message to teens about social norms of behavior. The following
review of literature examines what empirical studies and experts have to say about this issue, and this body of evidence indicates that while abstinence is an important message to send
to teens, sex education should be comprehensive. The arguments offered by Coburn and Futterman (2000), with Coburn supporting abstinence-only education and Futterman calling for more comprehensive STD education exemplifies
the two sides of this debate. Coburn says that some abstinence-only sex education programs have been successful in reducing the rate of teen pregnancy and STD incidence and that the
National Institutes of Health attribute the decline in the teen pregnancy rate to more male abstinence (Coburn and Futterman, 2000). Coburn says that anything but an abstinence-only program sends a
mixed message to adolescents about the norms of behavior (Coburn and Futterman, 2000). On the other hand, Futterman counters that there is "no evidence that an abstinence-only curriculum maintains abstinence
any longer than the regular sex education curriculum that is taught in many schools and that "Morality needs to incorporate reality, and the reality is that young people are sexually
active" (Coburn and Futterman, 2000, p. 9). Furthermore, Futterman maintains that abstinence-only programs ignore the needs of the 50 percent of adolescents who are sexually active (Coburn and Futterman, 2000).
This is the position supported by The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS). SIECUS advocates supporting comprehensive sexuality education for young people, which includes
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