a) Does preparing kids for sex increase the likelihood they'll engage in it?
I don't know, but it stands to reason that it does. Abstinence programs have shown success in delaying sexual activity (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/education/03abstinence.html) (caveats about science reporting in the media noted), so...
b) Do STD infection rates make you strongly inclined to discourage your (possibly hypothetical) kids from engaging in casual sex even if protected? (Do they make you strongly disinclined to engage in casual sex?)
It's definitely a fear that kept me from being as sexually active as I could have/should have been in my past. It's definitely going to be the stick I'll be using with my children.
c) Should the public interest and public health concerns trump parental rights to shielding kids from sex ed content?
Never, and you can replace sexual education with any form of education in this case.
With all this said, I do support sexual education in schools, but I think we need to be much more mindful of the religious and moral aspects of the situation.
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Date: 6/7/10 16:56 (UTC)I don't know, but it stands to reason that it does. Abstinence programs have shown success in delaying sexual activity (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/education/03abstinence.html) (caveats about science reporting in the media noted), so...
b) Do STD infection rates make you strongly inclined to discourage your (possibly hypothetical) kids from engaging in casual sex even if protected? (Do they make you strongly disinclined to engage in casual sex?)
It's definitely a fear that kept me from being as sexually active as I could have/should have been in my past. It's definitely going to be the stick I'll be using with my children.
c) Should the public interest and public health concerns trump parental rights to shielding kids from sex ed content?
Never, and you can replace sexual education with any form of education in this case.
With all this said, I do support sexual education in schools, but I think we need to be much more mindful of the religious and moral aspects of the situation.