In Texas, right now abstinence-only programs are a teen’s only choice for sex education. An abstinence-only program will only teach that sex is bad and something of which to be ashamed. I think teens should be provided sexual education that is useful to them in making personal decisions such as engaging in sexual behavior as well as having access to condoms to protect themselves. Teens today have sexual message surrounding them every day through advances in technology, media, and advertisements. So, to assume that teens will remain abstinent is ignorant. The pressure to have sex is going to be there regardless. Peer pressure is part of the process of growing up. The decisions that teens make today could impact them the rest of their
In Texas, right now abstinence-only programs are a teen’s only choice for sex education. An abstinence-only program will only teach that sex is bad and something of which to be ashamed. I think teens should be provided sexual education that is useful to them in making personal decisions such as engaging in sexual behavior as well as having access to condoms to protect themselves. Teens today have sexual message surrounding them every day through advances in technology, media, and advertisements. So, to assume that teens will remain abstinent is ignorant. The pressure to have sex is going to be there regardless. Peer pressure is part of the process of growing up. The decisions that teens make today could impact them the rest of their