Birth Control in Schools

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This paper is an opinion paper about the need for more emphasized sex education in high schools in order to promote correct use of birth-control and to assist in avoiding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among teenagers. The paper includes statistics which indicate that ignorance is one of the leading factors for teenage pregnancy and STDs and argues that the educational system is failing today's youth.

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"In modern society, safe sex has become a major concern in the United States. As early as elementary school, individuals are learning all about the "birds and the bees (Warwick Boar, 2003)". People can walk into any Health Clinic and receive free condoms and information on safe sex. Today, sex is a subject of conversation everywhere and is considered a social topic.

The media supports the free-spirited attitudes people have toward sex, as the news reports sexual research, and television shows focus on "the pleasure and problems of sexual situations" (Duvall, p. 336). However, despite the abundance of information available about safe sex, according to a recent survey by Cosmopolitan, 53 percent of young women are having, or have had, unprotected sex, greatly increasing their risk of catching a sexually transmitted disease (STD) or becoming pregnant."

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