Teenage Pregnancy Up...
And we should be shocked? I'm not.WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 — The birth rate among teenagers 15 to 19 in the United
States rose 3 percent in 2006, according to a report issued Wednesday, the
first such increase since 1991. The finding surprised scholars and fueled a
debate about whether the Bush administration’s abstinence-only sexual
education efforts are working. [link]
Come on! Educators, parents, social workers have been saying for years that the abstience programs that this Bush Administration pushes does and cannot work. You cannot tell teens, in age of information, not to have sex, regardless how much you push it down their throat that they are partaking in sin. Word to the wise, most teens enjoy partaking in sin.
President Bush noted the long decline in teenage pregnancy rates in his 2006 State of the Union address, saying, “Wise policies such as welfare reform, drug education and support for abstinence and adoption have made a difference in the character of our country.” The White House did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday.
I watched a really great documentary on abstience only programs taking place in Lubbock, Texas which has the highest level of teenage pregnancy in the nation. The Education of Shelby Knox shows the struggles of one teen trying to bring sex education to her school district after she witnesses the number of pregnant teens in her high school.
Why can't we go back to the days of sex education? I just don't see the harm in it.
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