Adnauseum posts:
Personally I think there is only one answer to sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy: Use a condom.
Cikomyr posts:
I don'T know the real numbers, but Condom are the only way to protect you against STDs in any way of effectiveness. And while they are not 100% perfect, condoms are one of the most effective contraceptions that exists, easy to use and cheap to buy. They SHOULD encouraged. The "abstinence" policy is simply a failure.
It seems to me this report that 1 in 4 teens are infected with an STD indicates the failure of classroom contraceptive sex education. They've been bragging the amount of pregancies are down and that's a good thing, however the amount of teen fornication is way up...and thus the high rate of STDs.
As long ago as 2001, a report from the US Dept of Health and Human Services exposed the "safe sex" by using condoms myth which is taught in sex ed classes. It blew the lid off Planned Parenthood for misleading the public about the effectiveness of condoms. The report was developed by a panel co sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the US Agency for International Developement. The report stated there is no scientific evidence that condoms prevent the transmission of most STDs. When condom use is discussed it is no longer medically accurate or legal for the CDC to refer to sex as "safe" or "protected". It stated of the 8 leading STDs, condoms were not found to provide universal proctection against any.
"For HPV, the panel concluded, that there was no epidemiological evidence that condoms use reduced the risk of HPV infections. Then an estimated 20 million AMericans were infected, making it the most common STD. In the US, more than 65 million individuals are living with an STD, the majority of which are incurable viral infections. It also stated approximately 15 million new STIs occur annually. This was back in 2001, so I don't know the current stats.
Cikomyr posts:
What do you really care about, tell me? Do you care more about them not having sex before marriage, or do you care more about them not getting STDs?
After handing kids a condom, where is the school after the young girl is infected? Where is the school when condoms fail 100% of the time in protecting a boy or girl's virginity, in protecting their reputations,in protecting a boy's respect for a girl and vice versa, or in protecting from a broken heart and emotional damage?
