what is the benefit of abstinence only sex education?
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The really cool camera shot of the puzzled look you get from the girl, pregnant, unmarried, scratching her head and saying ... "But they said that when you waited until after you got married, that's when you got pregnant!"\n\n(If you don't think that's logical... that's how kids hear things!).
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Abstinence is the best route
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by convincing yourself that the negatives (cons) outweigh the positives (pros) regarding the act, effects and side effects of sex, and build a fear of the potentially dangerous and/or deadly conditions/diseases that are commonly contracted by engaging in sex (including but not limited to unprotected sexual acts, non-penetration acts and however strict you want your abstinence to be, till such time as you change your mind about what you want, like in marriage, or when it no longer matters whether you do or dont do it, or you contract something that forces you to increase your strictness by law. \n\nThe mental tool of distraction from your desire is also effective, but is not a long term solution, and the satisfying of your biological sexual need by masturbation or undergoing 'wet dreams' is a given, since the majority of people on the planet cannot live without such release. Neither of these will stop you wanting sex though, which is where the power of fear and logic are supreme, even if such logic is flawed, and the fear is self inflicted and emotionally painful.\n\nThe key is being aware that your actions are chosen by your thoughts which are determined by your beliefs, so when you change your beliefs you change your whole world and everyone in it. In the words of Gandhi, "Be the person you wish to see in the world."
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Sort of.\n\nCondoms are usually effective.  They're safer than using nothing at all.  Sometimes they split, in which case there's a chance of pregnancy.\n\nCondoms also reduce the risk of SOME sexually-transmitted diseases.
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yes...\n\nbut most school districts don't teach everything, due to cetrant concervitive parents/school boards (or just plain anal/control freaks/parents starerptypes that they're children will repeat the same stuff parinoid parents).\n\nThere are sex eds that do teach a veriety of stuff, such as abstance, safe sex, and other procotions to other types of sex for safe sex.\n\n;-)\n\nWhy are some people still ignorant, well it's up to them to pay attention in class.\n\nParents need to do more (like be open minded), you'd rather have a young person prepared then to fall into something that they haven't been fully educated on. That way you run less of a risk hearing "Mom, I'm pregnant". "Mom/Dad I think I got something (STD)", or the stupid people who become addicted to sex or the werdos who just were deprived of everything logical about it.\n\nYou got to admit that someone can still get an STD even from a simple kiss, skin contact, and of course oral sex, and regular sex. There are safe practices for oral sex, but not all sex  eds teach it so some youth think it's risk free. That's why they should be informed so they can make an informed decision.\n\nBUT yes parents NEED to pick up the slack (and remeber to not assume that they're youth will not experiment, such as have premarital sex, or even have sexual relations with the same sex as them or not... you just can't assume anymore now-a-days so it's just best to teach them everything, half of the most homophobic people I've meet turn out to be denying their own sexuality b/c they have done or are thinking of doing something with the same sex their just to brainwashed to think that might be ok).\n\nNEVER asume.\n\nThe earlyer the better (in education to keep them safe). My BF's little sister is having probs in Middle School... there's even 8 year old for some odd reason trying to have sex... some thing needs to be done and tooken seariously, for one they should at least be told it's unhealthy even more to do it before puberty... this is crazy...\n\n::: Peace :::
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The benefit has to be better sex, there would be complete understanding between you both of what each of you are comfortable with, but remember to respect your partners decision.
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I don't think you'll find any "pro abstinence" sex ed videos other than from religious sources, so one would expect them to have religious slants.  The powers that be simply refuse to allow abstinence only videos to grace the educational field...
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I think sex education SHOULD be in schools simply because there are alot of parents out there who are not doing their jobs of teaching their kids important things about sex.  Kids these days are finding things out on their own and kids are having sex waaaay too young these days.  And quite frankly, the schools have qualified people to come in and talk about it and give kids the information...far more qualified than regular people.  They talk about std's and pregnancy and rape and sex laws and so forth.  These days, we just can't leave sex education in the hands of parents who are too timid and scared to talk to their kids about sex.  Same with drug awareness...\n\nJ
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You are off to a good start, you're asking questions, getting help and ideas.\nPoshbaby24 gave good advice on any paper or project.  \nMy suggestion for the topics would be "Why is someone abstaining from sex".  A quick brainstorm came up with religious beliefs or morals "no sex before marriage", spouse absent for a long period (military personnel overseas, spouse in jail), fear of disease, carrying a disease, fear of becoming pregnant, being pregnant.  I sure you can add to this list.  \nFind three that you can relate to, have knowledge of, or find interesting and start writing.  Get everything down on paper, computer or whiteboard, organize it, revise it.  \nYou can do this.  Just start.
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Why?\nBetween the two solutions, sexing and abstinence, having sex is the best choice unless you haven’t decided to get a chastity vow. It’s medically demonstrated that sexual activity is healthy for whole body and for sexual system mainly in both sexes.  \nDr. R. W. Bernard in his essay entitled "Science discovers the physiological value of continence" states:\n"[I]t is clear that there is an important internal physiological relation between the secretions of the sex glands and the central nervous system, that the loss of these secretions, voluntarily or involuntarily, exercises a detrimental effect on the nutrition and vitality of the nerves and brain..... \nOne study suggests that frequent ejaculation may lead to a lower risk of prostate cancer. Indeed, there have been numerous studies indicating that excessive repression of the sexual instinct leads to an increase in the overall level of aggression in a given society.\nIt is necessary the balance. An absolute license is bad; an absolute abstinence —even though some by nature or circumstances are urgently called to adopt it— is also bad. They are both alike away from the gracious equilibrium of Nature. And the force, we see, which naturally holds this balance even is the biological fact that the act of sexual union is the satisfaction of the erotic needs of any person.
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Advantages  back to top  \n\nPrevents the spread of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and AIDS. \nProtects the vagina and vulva. \nDoes not reduce a male partner's stimulation. \nAvailable without a prescription. \nNo hormonal side effects. \nCan be used by people with latex sensitivities. \nPrelubricated and can be used with oil and water-based lubricants. \nCan be inserted before sex play begins. \nInsertion can be part of sex play. \nErection not necessary to keep condom in place. \nDoes not affect future fertility. \nDisadvantages \n\nNoticeable during sex. \nSometimes difficult to insert or use. \nDoes not contain spermicide. \nCan break or leak. \nAbout three times more expensive than male condoms. \n\nThe female condom can be washed and reused several times and still meet structural standards set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a study conducted in South Africa.1 When a sample of women washed, dried and relubricated female condoms up to seven times, the devices continued to meet FDA requirements with respect to the amount of pressure they could withstand and the strength of their seams. Five holes were detected in the 295 condoms used, but these were not associated with the number of times the condom was used.\n\nA sample of 50 women--predominantly commercial sex workers and clients at an inner-city sexually transmitted disease clinic--were enrolled in the study and instructed in how to clean a female condom for reuse. (The procedure consisted of rinsing the condom; washing it for 60 seconds with liquid detergent; rinsing it; patting it dry with clean tissues or towels, or air-drying; and relubricating it with vegetable oil just before reusing.) Participants were given a condom and asked to use, wash and reuse it, and return it to the study site for laboratory testing. If the condom was found to be structurally sound, the women were asked to repeat the cycle with a new condom, reusing it twice; the cycle was repeated until the women washed a single condom seven times (i.e., used it a total of eight times).
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I totally agree that abstinence-only education is difficient and misguided.  Apparently, youth who only receive such information have as high rates as the general population of teen pregnancy and STDs, so it is proven not to be effective.\n\nUnfortunately, many in the current administration want to let their moral orientation be the only method of determining how to set policy.  I've seen spokespeople say that if you even talk about using birth control and condoms, for instance, that it sends the wrong message.  Such groups have even been known to use incorrect or distorted statistics to make their case.  Only when objective and less partisan groups can get more publicity can complete and correct information get out and government policy be set according to fact, not fiction.
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Sex definitely calms the nerves and relieves stress.\n\nhttp://www.preventdisease.com/news/articles/012606_sex_public_speaking.shtml
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The only side effect I'm aware of is that women who masturbate have better sex generally, as they are more comfortable with their bodies and knowing what gets them off helps them steer men in the right direction.
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I wouldn't put it past them. When you are in the death business, you have to keep them coming back so you wouldn't want abstinence taught in sex ed.\n\nA 1996 study on Project Reality’s use of choosing the best curriculum, indicated a 54% decrease in sexual activity after teens were exposed to the abstinence curriculum.\n\nFrom 1971 they change sex ed in schools from abstinence to safe sex. The philosophy was it's OK to have sex with anybody you want as long as you wear a condom.\nWell, since they turned away from abstinence the number of girls who became pregnant while using contraceptives rose 266%. There was also a 107% increase in those who had abortions and a 93% increase to those who contracted STDs
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There are no federal policies on what must be taught in schools, because that is left to the states. Nonetheless, the feds do encourage the teaching of abstinance. The sites below provide some more information.
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Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman is something good in itself, because it is part of GOD's plan.\nSexual intercourse deepens the union between a man and a woman and also propagates the human race.\nHowever, it is best done in the permanent and stable context of marriage.\nSexual intercourse outside the permanent context of marriage can lead to greater disadvantages, e.g. resulting offspring are not raised properly, lasting emotional and even physical damage especially to women.\nI think the real problem why young people find it hard to refrain from sexual encounters is the prevalent culture which seems to assert that:\n(1) Sex is good. [Amen to that!]\n(2) Sex is enjoyable. [Amen to that, too!]\n(3) Sex is primarily for recreation [therefore, avoid procreation].\n(4) Everybody MUST have sex [or else one's life is unfulfilled].\nI think it's better to ask also why young people believe they need to have sexual experiences before marriage. That gets to the root of the problem.