Monday, July 20, 2009

US teen sex statistics show ‘disheartening’ trend

Carolyn Moynihan

Birth rates among teenagers are on the rise again in the United States after large declines between 1991 and 2005, according to a report from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Other sexual health indictors also have flattened or worsened in what the CDC calls a “disheartening” reversal. Predictably, there are calls for “better sex education” -- meaning more stuff about condoms and pills, evidently.

http://www.mercatornet.com/family_edge/view/us_teen_sex_statistics_show_disheartening_trend/

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes sex ed needs to be taught in our schools. The dangers as well as the feelings surrounding sex. We also need to teach our kids respect for themselves as well as others. This casual thing that teens feel about sex really needs to stop.

Anonymous said...

Yes sex ed needs to be taught in our schools. The dangers as well as the feelings surrounding sex. We also need to teach our kids respect for themselves as well as others. This casual thing that teens feel about sex really needs to stop.