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Abstinence is saying yes to the rest of your life. |
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Abstinence Programs Are Varied by LeAnna Benn
Abstinence programs are as varied as the person presenting. Social skills for better relationships are good for everyone. Information on contraception and birth control is more likely remembered if the person seeks it out from a medical professional and that information is relevant for their life at the moment. Wholesale promotion of contraception doesn’t meet the desired goal unless it’s just to sell products and services.
A much overlooked fact in this debate is that most abstinence education is aimed at children ages 10-15 years old, all illegal to have sex with even with each other in most states. There are reasons for sexual age of consent laws. The debate is so myopic. Human beings are not merely biological they are emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual and these young people have financial responsibilities too. Ignoring all these aspects should send up red flags to caring adults.
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