safer sex‚ I feel the intelligent choice of abstinence is being highly overlooked. It is sometimes viewed as old-fashioned and based solely on religion‚ but in theory it is a plausible decision for one to make. The word abstinence means to abstain or refrain from something. People tend to forget its specific meaning‚ and feel that those who make this choice judge the ones that do not. Making this choice myself‚ I will set the record straight that abstinence is strictly a personal choice and others
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According to program directors‚ sexual abstinence is usually defined as the complete avoidance or self-denial of sexual behaviors‚ including oral sex. Abstinence-only instructors and participants tended to define abstinence differently; they tended to define abstinence as the avoidance of sexual intercourse only (Goodson‚ Suther‚ Pruitt‚ & Wilson‚ 2003). It seems that most researchers agree with the majority of program instructors and participants; most research
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In order to provide a clearer distinction of the two‚ the n abstinence only sex education‚ the idea is pushed that‚ it is only acceptable to have monogamous sex within marriage. It can be argued that abstinence sex education often doesn’t touch on subjects such as sexual behavior and sexuality. Comprehensive sexual education on the other hand‚ teaches about topics such as sexual orientation
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Critique #2 Sarkar‚ S.‚ & Donn‚ S. M. (2006). Management of neonatal abstinence syndrome in neonatal intensive care units: A national survey. Journal of Perinatology‚ 26(1)‚ 15-7. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211427 The rationale behind this article was to try to manage the neonatal abstinence syndrome of a new born in intensive care. The researchers tried to set up a universal testing to measure the neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). The objective was to get a better understanding
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the federal abstinence-only education provision‚ the National Coalition Against Censorship and 35 endorsing organizations‚ including the National Education Association‚ the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America‚ launched the "Campaign Against Abstinence-Only Education." In a joint statement released yesterday‚ the groups said that they are deeply concerned about publicly funded sexuality education programs that restrict
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Abstinence: To chose or not to choose? Many teenagers just don’t understand the responsibilities that go along with being sexually active‚ they don’t even think about them. But maybe they should sit back and think before taking part. People should not be having sex just to have it‚ but because they are in love. The only time premarital sex may be okay is in the boundaries of a loving‚ trusting relationship. Other wise you will most likely regret it when you get older. There is so much
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longer is it a matter which will just go away if we ignore it‚ but teen health and the health of our society depend on choices which today’s teens make regarding sex. With so many diseases and problems facing today’s world‚ abstinence is the only way to protect ourselves. Abstinence is a safe choice in preventing the possibility of pregnancy. One-tenth of young women between the ages of 15 and 19 get pregnant every year‚ 83 percent of these pregnancies are unwanted or unplanned. Half of the unmarried
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FACTS ABOUT ABSTINENCE 8.3 Work File Below you will address the issue of abstinence versus sexual activity in three different ways; implications of sexual activity (this may include health issues that might arise due to sexual activity)‚ a comparative look of rewards and risks of sexual activity and abstinence‚ and factual statements that a teen might use to defend a teen’s choice of abstinence. You need to consider knowledge of the reproductive systems‚ issues regarding teen pregnancy‚ and
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intensify Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome for a baby. Even though there is no evidence that nicotine‚ amphetamines‚ cocaine and marijuana causes Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome but they may contribute to the severity of the baby’s symptoms. "Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome." MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. N.p.‚ 3 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 Feb. 2017. . There are a variety of drugs a mother can take to give the child Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. A child that is born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome will show
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The highest teen pregnancy rate resides in Mississippi‚ which has an abstinence only sex education curriculum. Abstinence means to restrain oneself from indulging in something usually not good for them or others. In this case‚ abstinence is a form of sex education‚ where it teaches students to restrain from having sexual relationships with others until marriage. Sex education shouldn’t be centered around abstinence. Although it teaches good morals‚ it has many downfalls as well. It leads to a higher
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