Pros And Cons Of Abstinence Education

“10,000 young people contract a Sexually Transmitted Disease, more than 2,400 teens became pregnant and about 48 contract HIV” (Ballard and Ginsburg). Teens should know the risk of STD’s that can occur to them along with the tragic physical and emotional cost. No teen should find themselves in a situation where they feel uneducated or unprepared on the subject of sexual relations. Abstinence education will help give a better understanding to the many pro and cons that come with sex. Many times when the topic is not covered, it results in negative outcomes due to the lack of knowledge. Abstinence education and providing condoms should be allowed in today's society to help give students a better understanding so they are prepared to make make

some decisions that could be everlasting and life altering.
A possible solution to teen pregnancy would be to teach students on ways to have safe sex and providing them with the materials in order to do so will help prevent teen pregnancies, a common issue to today's society. Abstinence programs truly make an impact on teens lives. Since abstinence programs have been implemented and been in session “they point to drop” in teen pregnancies. Informing the students of the negative outcomes that can possibly happen makes them open their eyes to possible things that they were unaware of before.
Another way to help teen pregnancy is providing condoms to young teens. Not only does this help stop teen pregnancy it is also a very predominant way to prevent a Sexualy Transmitted Diases . The difference between not using a condom and using one can save one's life from horrifying diseases . “Two percent of uninfected partners who used condoms consistently became HIV infected versus 12 percent among those who used condoms inconsistently or not at all” (Sue Alford). Why not try to decrease the rate of STD’s spreading around the world as we speak. A simple piece of rubber can save one from getting infected, if the educational environment could provide this support to student then it would result in many teens from contracting these diseases.
Others may say providing condoms to an environment of teens encourages sexual activity. “Condom distribution is immoral,and that public funding should not be used to condone what they regard as illicit behavior, especially among adolescents” (Ballaro and Griswold).