<p>wow i totally disagree. while i don't think 15 year olds should be having sex because i don't think they're mentally ready for what comes after the physical act - my judgement CANNOT control what they do and if they're going to do it (which a high percentage will) it is our duty to give them all the education possible about having safe sex.</p>
<p>keeping young teens ignorant by failing to teach them that sex can spread STDs and impregnate a woman (or girl if you're 15) can only hurt, not protect, the teens in the end.</p>
<p>who are you totally disagreeing with?</p>
<p>Well I agree for the most part. And a lot of people at 15 aren't emotionally ready to deal, but I think some people are. In any case, I know people who have done it at that age and haven't regretted it. </p>
<p>I mean, it kind of upsets me that kids are having sex younger and younger, but they are also going through puberty at younger ages. And whether you like it or not, there are going to be people having sex at young ages. And sometimes you will have to let them make their own mistakes. But if you can prevent the pregnancies and STDs that might result from those mistakes, then you're only helping them.</p>
<p>What I really disagree with is the idea that sex education promotes sex. It promotes SAFE sex IF it is being had. I don't think anyone's going to say "oh i know how to use a condom now so i'm going to jump in bed with someone today" Abstinence is great for some people but you can't force it and like anycollege said, you certainly shouldn't promote ignorance.</p>
<p>btw thanks EncomiumII yesterday.</p>
<p>I still think it's right to be teaching SAFE sex....when you can simply inform them of the horrible things that might happen to you if you do have sex at such an early age.</p>
<p>What a way to throw in the towel by saying, "Since you arent going to listen to us....we're gonna stop teaching about abstinence and just teach safe sex.....so dont mind the diseases you may encounter...just throw the condom on and take a birth control pill....problem solved!"</p>
<p>A lot of the kids who have sex that early are doing it because they dont exactly have a wonderful parental figure at home to tell them sex at 15 isnt alright.</p>
<p>But screw it.....safe sex is better than abstinence anway.</p>
<p>you just have to keep in mind though, that 15 may not have been the right age for you to have sex, but it may be the right age for someone else. it's a very individual choice (or really a choice you and your partner make) and since we know that 15 year olds and younger are having sex, i don't see why they should be denied the knowledge of the medical risks at hand - in terms of pregnancies and std's</p>
<p>i dont know....i kinda need some pretty good evidence of why a 15 year needs to have sex......as for the "denied the knowledge of the medical risks".....i dont think that we shouldnt teach them the medical risks..by all means thats important...but i think more needs to be done so that these kids are not so easily tempted to have sex.</p>
<p>This is such a weird thread..lol</p>
<p>beechbum, that's not what i meant. </p>
<p>Why can't you teach both safe sex and abstinence? At least in my classes, we were taught "the safest is of course abstinence, but if you're not going to be...." And all the risks to sex are discussed, even with a condom it's not absolutely safe. Nobody is saying "here this is the magic rubber it'll protect you from everything, have fun!" In fact, my school distributes condoms too, is that wrong? </p>
<p>Plus, we have counselors who you can talk to about the emotional and physical. And I agree with AnyCollege, 15 may be perfectly fine for some to have sex, or maybe you won't be ready until 30. Who knows? There's no "right" age.</p>
<p>Thanks for clarifying....but i still think that you should only have sex when you can accept the responsibilities that might occur from it......so if a 15 year old has sex....then ends up with a baby....its gonna be hard to cover that responsibility when you arent even old enough to get a job!</p>
<p>I know! That's horrible and although I am pro-choice I think abortion is a horrible option. But we obviously can't control all teens and sometimes teaching them how to put a condom on correctly is helpful...</p>
<p>"I think abortion is a horrible option."</p>
<p>HEY ZANTE!....we agree on something! :p</p>
<p>abortion is necessary and unfortunate</p>
<p>lol! but are you pro-choice? </p>
<p>I think the semantics are so manipulative...like, pro-choice does not equal pro-abortion or pro-death.</p>
<p>you are right....becuz i am pro-life.....but at the same time...i support the death penalty.</p>
<p>I don't know how I feel about that...</p>
<p>Thats the same with gay-marriage...so I'm starting a new phrase that over-generalizes and isn't really true (fight fire with fire...umm I'm an idiot): if you don't support gay marriage, I'm calling you anti-gay.</p>
<p>I support gay marriage. </p>
<p>good analogy though.</p>
<p>gosh i'm tired. excuse the randomness.</p>
<p>Here's my take on the death penalty, as much as I dislike it. Did Timothy McVeigh deserve his death sentence? If so, how can you distinguish legally between his crime and other brutal murders? If it happens to one (1st degree) murderer, then legally the option should be on the table for all (1st degree) murderers.</p>
<p>Nobody deserves to die of anything except natural causes.</p>
<p>Just imprisoned for a really really long time?</p>