Abstinence-Only Sex Education

[EssenceOfMagic]

if people want to tech thier children abstinence only. then that's thier choice. in my opinion teaching abstinence only promotes the "don't touch that shiny red button" idea where if you say "don't do it," any curious, hormone raging teen will be more apt to "touch the shiny red button". in order to more adequately appease both ideals i think there should be 2 classes taught to children. one for the abstinence only parents and the other more like the classes i had, where you are taught that sex is good but dangerous and keep your damn head about you if you are going to do it because there are hefty consequences.

I very much agree with this scenario. Kids have to be taught that abstinence is the only way to keep from pregnancy, STDs etc etc. But most of all, apart from general education, they have to be taught personal responsibilty. The most signigficant and crucial part of sexual intercourse is of course, to reproduce. If they do not believe they are capable of raising children (even if using contraception) they simply should not be practicing sexual intercourse...and other forms in case of STDs.

 

[Primus]

The problem with UK sex education is that the message the hammer into you is
"If you have sex you will catch STI's and your dong will drop off"
This unfortunately leads to young men being too scared to go to the GUM clinic which is something everyone should do regularly.
Essence of Magic I think that the entirety of human history disagrees with you in suggesting that people will have sex regardless of whether they can bring up a child or not.

 

[OneDollarWilliam]

The drive to reproduce is the most basic core of our existence carried from protozoa to modern man. The idea that a vague fear like "possibly having children or possibly getting an STD" would somehow be more powerful than the kind of brain chemistry that goes on before (and during ) sex just doesn't match the data. Not having a kid or getting a disease needs to be made as easy as possible because dopamine and norepinephrine severely affect higher brain function, and expecting people to think of the consequences while essentially drugged is a bit of a stretch . Just don't do it, just doesn't cut it.

 

[TragicMonkey]

The most signigficant and crucial part of sexual intercourse is of course, to reproduce. If they do not believe they are capable of raising children (even if using contraception) they simply should not be practicing sexual intercourse...and other forms in case of STDs.

Sucks to be straight, huh.

 

[Toke]

Abstinence only, and a ban on abortion makes perfect sense.
At least if your basic moral conviction* is that women are property and breeding stock.
The arguments are rarely honests which is why they appear so illogic.


*More or less conciusly

 

[ponderingturtle]

Abstinence only, and a ban on abortion makes perfect sense.
At least if your basic moral conviction* is that women are property and breeding stock.
The arguments are rarely honests which is why they appear so illogic.


*More or less conciusly

Depends. The other option is that sex is evil and that people should have to pay for their misdeeds

 

[Toke]

When you mary off your daughter, the buyer will want to be sure the seal is intact and that he is the only one breeding her.
Have you ever heard a flock of drunk women talk of sex, they can make a sailor blush.
It takes some serius social and legal pressure to keep their knees together.
Therefore sex must be evil when outside marriage.

The invention of contraceptives and womens rights might take a while to filter throught to the most backward and religius societies and subcultures.