Posted by
Billy on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:02:47 PM
A federal official blames abstinence education for the increase in sexually
transmitted diseases. John Douglas of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
suggests that comprehensive sex education rather than abstinence is the cure for
the problem. Valerie Huber, head of the
National Abstinence
Education Association, disagrees and feels that the education young people
are receiving about STDs is inaccurate.
"If you look at the sex education that is being promoted and funded by taxpayer
dollars, the bulk of it is going towards so-called 'comprehensive sex
education,' which mistakenly tells young people that as long as they use a
condom, they can engage in any kind of sexual activity they want," she
reports.
Huber ultimately says Douglas is wrong because students are
hearing an erroneous message, and for that reason STD infections have increased.
She says the only cure is abstinence. The House has deleted funds for abstinence
education, but Huber says the Senate version of healthcare carries hope.
(Kids are getting sick and ending up dead because they are being told as long as they take part in safe sex use a condom they don't have anything to worry about. Where young people embrace abstinence they are not getting some kind of sexual illness. Shame on our leaders for not pushing more abstinence education. Read more on this issue
Sex ed. vs. abstinence.)