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A reminder from your friendly neighborhood comprehensive sex education advocates:
Why We Need Sex Ed Now!
Pregnancy:
Among developed nations, the US ranks 1st in teen pregnancy and STDs.
Every 2 minutes, 2 U.S. teens get pregnant. Of these, more than 80% are unintended.
50% of pregnant teens graduate high school vs. 90% of their peers.
STDs:
1 in 4 sexually active teens will contract an S.T.D. this year.
Though young people only account for ¼ of our sexually active population, they contract ½ of that population’s S.T.D.’s.
Chlamydia among U.S. teens has nearly doubled since 2000.
Abstinence-only education is failing:
Abstinence only states have the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the nation, but comprehensive sex-ed states have the lowest rates, yet abstinence still reigns supreme in American schools.
In 2010, Texas rejected $4.4 million of federal funding for comprehensive sex ed programs.
More than 96% of Texas school districts teach abstinence only.
Gov. Rick Perry: “Abstinence works…it is the best form to teach our children.”
Texas has the highest teen birth-rate in the nation. Out of every 1,000 teen girls, 62 give birth to a child.
Abstinence doesn’t work. Comprehensive sex-ed does.
Teens who receive comprehensive sex-ed are 50% less likely to get pregnant than teens who receive abstinence-only.
Teen pregnancy dropped 40% between 1990 and 2005. 80% of this drop was due to increased contraceptive usage. Just 14% was due to decreased sexual activity.
Parents believe in sex-ed, too:
91% of parents of high schoolers believe sex-ed in school is important.
93% think birth control is an appropriate topic for sex-ed to cover.
Sources:
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0024658
http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats09/adol.htm
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/FB-Teen-Sex-Ed.html
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3324401.html
http://www.futureofsexed.org/documents/josh-fose-standards-web.pdf
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/23/rick-perry-struggles-to-a_n_934172.html
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License: CC-BY-NC-ND.
(via Why We Need Reproductive Education | Public Health Degree)
THIS NEEDS TO BE PRINTED OUT AND MAILED TO EVERY SINGLE CONSERVATIVE AND/OR REPUBLICAN LEGISLATOR IN THIS NATION. AND MOST CERTAINLY EVERY MEMBER OF THE STATE LEGISLATORS IN OKLAHOMA, VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA. SNOW THEM UNDER WITH THIS.
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A reminder from your friendly neighborhood comprehensive sex education advocates:
Why We Need Sex Ed Now!
Pregnancy:
- Among developed nations, the US ranks 1st in teen pregnancy and STDs.
- Every 2 minutes, 2 U.S. teens get pregnant. Of these, more than 80% are unintended.
- 50% of pregnant teens graduate high school vs. 90% of their peers.
STDs:
- 1 in 4 sexually active teens will contract an S.T.D. this year.
- Though young people only account for ¼ of our sexually active population, they contract ½ of that population’s S.T.D.’s.
- Chlamydia among U.S. teens has nearly doubled since 2000.
Abstinence-only education is failing:
- Abstinence only states have the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the nation, but comprehensive sex-ed states have the lowest rates, yet abstinence still reigns supreme in American schools.
- In 2010, Texas rejected $4.4 million of federal funding for comprehensive sex ed programs.
- More than 96% of Texas school districts teach abstinence only.
- Gov. Rick Perry: “Abstinence works…it is the best form to teach our children.”
- Texas has the highest teen birth-rate in the nation. Out of every 1,000 teen girls, 62 give birth to a child.
Abstinence doesn’t work. Comprehensive sex-ed does.
- Teens who receive comprehensive sex-ed are 50% less likely to get pregnant than teens who receive abstinence-only.
- Teen pregnancy dropped 40% between 1990 and 2005. 80% of this drop was due to increased contraceptive usage. Just 14% was due to decreased sexual activity.
Parents believe in sex-ed, too:
- 91% of parents of high schoolers believe sex-ed in school is important.
- 93% think birth control is an appropriate topic for sex-ed to cover.
Sources:
- http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0024658
- http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats09/adol.htm
- http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/FB-Teen-Sex-Ed.html
- http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3324401.html
- http://www.futureofsexed.org/documents/josh-fose-standards-web.pdf
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/23/rick-perry-struggles-to-a_n_934172.html
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License: CC-BY-NC-ND.
(via Why We Need Reproductive Education | Public Health Degree)
THIS NEEDS TO BE PRINTED OUT AND MAILED TO EVERY SINGLE CONSERVATIVE AND/OR REPUBLICAN LEGISLATOR IN THIS NATION. AND MOST CERTAINLY EVERY MEMBER OF THE STATE LEGISLATORS IN OKLAHOMA, VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA. SNOW THEM UNDER WITH THIS.
[sorry for yelling … ]
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