Rhode Island Bans Abstinence-Only Sex Education from Schools
Rhode Island has banned an abstinence-only-until-marriage program from public schools, saying the program violates students' rights, embraces sexist stereotypes, and isolates homosexual teens.
Rhode Island has banned an abstinence-only-until-marriage program from public schools, saying the program violates students' rights, embraces sexist stereotypes, and isolates homosexual teens.
posted by HeavyHanded at
6:06 PM
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Good question. I too was a bit perplexed. A homosexual teen should have no more difficulty in abstinence than a hetersexual teen.
I found their whole line of reasoning and their objections assinine and rather meaningless and I guess I could add incongruous.
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HeavyHanded, at 9:22 PM
While we still have laws that mandate that marriage is between a man and a woman, and we have education programs teaching that sex outside of marriage is inappropriate, it really isn't a question for homosexuals about abstinence before marriage, is it? This program, and others like it, teach blatantly that ALL sexual activity outside of marriage, or before marriage, is inappropriate. Not much room for anything else - homosexuals, cohabiting couples, person who choose delayed marriage, etc...Also, fails to teach any form of protection should a person decide to become sexually active at any age...Dangerous.
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Anonymous, at 1:15 PM
From the article: "We've known for some time that abstinence-only is bad science, bad policy, and a blatant violation of medical ethics and basic human rights," said James Wagoner, president of Advocates for Youth, in a statement.
Not only is this statement ludicrous, it is factually incorrect.
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HeavyHanded, at 6:00 PM
"Not only is this statement ludicrous, it is factually incorrect."
In what way is this statement factually incorrect? Have you had a chance lately to look over the curricula for abstinence-only programs? When the AMA, APA, and a large list of other medical organizations suggest that abstinence-only education is failing to educate, and that most supporters of ab-only are reliously affiliated, doesn't that raise your eyebrows as to the intended objectives of the providers? Teaching kids that their relationship with Jesus is strengthened through abstinence has no place in the public schools.
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Anonymous, at 10:47 AM
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