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Support REAL Sex Education Programs
Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: NARAL Pro-Choice America
Sponsored by: NARAL Pro-Choice America
Recent reports say that 25 percent of all teenage girls in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted disease. This study is just the latest piece of evidence of a nationwide crisis in adolescent reproductive health - and unfortunately, the Bush administration continues to turn a blind eye to the problem. We need to get rid of the current deceptive approach of abstinence-only programs and put in place a federal sex-education program that gives teens the facts - including both the benefits of abstinence and the facts about safe sex and how to prevent the spread of STDs. The Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act will do just that.
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# 7,750:
4:19 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Linda Roberts, Nevada
Young people need education on this subject. Thank You Linda Roberts
Young people need education on this subject. Thank You Linda Roberts
# 7,749:
3:52 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Denise Gerox, Romania
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3:51 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Pamela Root-Baechle, Pennsylvania
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1:58 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Name not displayed, Arizona
the TRUTH Will set them Free to Decide for Themselves, Making the Right Choice When you have All the Facts!!!
the TRUTH Will set them Free to Decide for Themselves, Making the Right Choice When you have All the Facts!!!
# 7,746:
1:12 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Willow No Surrender, Canada
# 7,745:
12:49 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Kathleen Fineout, Michigan
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12:27 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Kathryn Magoon, California
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12:21 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Shawna Neumeister, Oregon
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12:02 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Shanda Fullmer, Idaho
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12:01 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Wesley Erck, California
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11:41 am PDT, Jun 27,
Eunice Gamez, California
Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to real, relevant Sex Education. Not knowing how things work, does not, in fact, keep young people from experimenting! They will find out the hard way. Instead we should be, as a society, advocating for their education complete with real information and proven facts and not myth and supersition.
Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to real, relevant Sex Education. Not knowing how things work, does not, in fact, keep young people from experimenting! They will find out the hard way. Instead we should be, as a society, advocating for their education complete with real information and proven facts and not myth and supersition.
# 7,739:
11:11 am PDT, Jun 27,
XOtzin Ome, Colorado
religion does not belong in schools, schools are for education so leave it be that way and educate our young as to what can happen if they are not responsible...
religion does not belong in schools, schools are for education so leave it be that way and educate our young as to what can happen if they are not responsible...
# 7,738:
11:05 am PDT, Jun 27,
Joanne Sterbentz, California
# 7,737:
9:52 am PDT, Jun 27,
Melissa Ray, Massachusetts
# 7,736:
9:50 am PDT, Jun 27,
Charissa Handley-Moody, Texas
My mother had one bumper-sticker on her car - "I'm Pro-Choice and I Vote!" and I grew-up in a very closed-minded area where there was a nearly 50% high school drop-out rate, the majority of which was pregnancy-related. I am a BELIEVER IN EDUCATION. Not just English and Sciences (which frequently lose-out to Math, in terms of teaching emphasis) but in REAL "social studies". To include MEDICALLY-BASED INFORMATION TO OUR CITIZENS SHOULD BE A RESPONSIBILTY OF THE GOVERNMENT. Think of what we would save, as Americans, in terms of real dollars for various unwanted pregnancies, and the time, effort and distress they cause, if we TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN WHAT THEY NEEDED TO KNOW TO BE TEENS, AS WELL AS ADULTS.
My mother had one bumper-sticker on her car - "I'm Pro-Choice and I Vote!" and I grew-up in a very closed-minded area where there was a nearly 50% high school drop-out rate, the majority of which was pregnancy-related. I am a BELIEVER IN EDUCATION. Not just English and Sciences (which frequently lose-out to Math, in terms of teaching emphasis) but in REAL "social studies". To include MEDICALLY-BASED INFORMATION TO OUR CITIZENS SHOULD BE A RESPONSIBILTY OF THE GOVERNMENT. Think of what we would save, as Americans, in terms of real dollars for various unwanted pregnancies, and the time, effort and distress they cause, if we TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN WHAT THEY NEEDED TO KNOW TO BE TEENS, AS WELL AS ADULTS.
# 7,735:
9:22 am PDT, Jun 27,
Rick Hunter, California
Sex education is crucial to keeping our kids from getting and transmitting dangerous and even deadly diseases, not to mention unplanned pregnancies. It is only common sense. Thank You.
Sex education is crucial to keeping our kids from getting and transmitting dangerous and even deadly diseases, not to mention unplanned pregnancies. It is only common sense. Thank You.
# 7,734:
8:06 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Maura Emerine-Danbury, New Mexico
# 7,733:
5:46 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Laura Brauer, Illinois
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2:06 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Olivia Figger, Kansas
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1:58 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Name not displayed, Georgia
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10:32 am PDT, Jun 26,
Joshua Rivera, North Dakota
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9:56 am PDT, Jun 26,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
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8:37 am PDT, Jun 26,
ELAINE ROBINSON, United Kingdom
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5:26 am PDT, Jun 26,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 7,726:
10:35 pm PDT, Jun 25,
William Fortenberry, Georgia
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6:13 pm PDT, Jun 25,
Sandra DeLong, Ohio
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5:22 pm PDT, Jun 25,
Terry Hoefker, Colorado
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5:09 pm PDT, Jun 25,
Misty Smith, Washington
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11:21 am PDT, Jun 25,
Name not displayed, New York
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10:55 am PDT, Jun 25,
Gail Coviello, California
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10:26 am PDT, Jun 25,
Josi Mata, Texas
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7:33 am PDT, Jun 25,
Skye Rarig, Pennsylvania
At my school, "sex ed" is done as a small part of Health class (health alternates every few weeks with gym, all health class is is talking about drugs and alcohol), and all they taught us was about STDs and a small project (not presented to class) about contraceptives. I don't think this was long enough or in-depth enough. I might add that there are also several pregnant teens at my school every year, in any grade.
At my school, "sex ed" is done as a small part of Health class (health alternates every few weeks with gym, all health class is is talking about drugs and alcohol), and all they taught us was about STDs and a small project (not presented to class) about contraceptives. I don't think this was long enough or in-depth enough. I might add that there are also several pregnant teens at my school every year, in any grade.
# 7,718:
10:57 pm PDT, Jun 24,
Amanda Wimberly, Alabama
We have a very high total of Americans on welfare. Al ot of them are young women having babies before they can even take care of themselves properly. Without proper education this number will continue to rise.
We have a very high total of Americans on welfare. Al ot of them are young women having babies before they can even take care of themselves properly. Without proper education this number will continue to rise.
# 7,717:
10:18 pm PDT, Jun 24,
Candisa Yap-Sam, Florida
Alot of kids nowadays are getting pregnant and can't support them financially. There's alot of kids in adoptions and are being put up for adoption. There's alot of abortions; and more and more people are getting HIV/AIDS and STD's
Alot of kids nowadays are getting pregnant and can't support them financially. There's alot of kids in adoptions and are being put up for adoption. There's alot of abortions; and more and more people are getting HIV/AIDS and STD's
# 7,716:
4:30 pm PDT, Jun 24,
Joanne Burns, New Mexico
# 7,715:
8:37 am PDT, Jun 24,
Jennifer Podhola, Michigan
STD statistics aside, teen pregnancy has been up in recent years, and I am not against abortion, but I feel that fewer young girls would use it as a method of birth control if they were better educated about sex and available options for protection. I also feel that condoms should be freely given away in schools, and that parents should be a part of the sex education provided. It should be a foundation for parents to build off of, since it is hard enough to talk about in the first place, let's make it easier than ever by dropping all the stigma attached to it.
STD statistics aside, teen pregnancy has been up in recent years, and I am not against abortion, but I feel that fewer young girls would use it as a method of birth control if they were better educated about sex and available options for protection. I also feel that condoms should be freely given away in schools, and that parents should be a part of the sex education provided. It should be a foundation for parents to build off of, since it is hard enough to talk about in the first place, let's make it easier than ever by dropping all the stigma attached to it.
# 7,714:
7:54 am PDT, Jun 24,
Meow Mie, Singapore
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6:55 am PDT, Jun 24,
Rika Toll, Utah
# 7,712:
10:53 pm PDT, Jun 23,
Christine Carstensen, Colorado
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8:04 pm PDT, Jun 23,
Mel Skluzacek, New York
# 7,710:
2:47 pm PDT, Jun 23,
Sharon Deyo, Montana
Money,real money would be saved in the big picture,that's the real and best reason.
Money,real money would be saved in the big picture,that's the real and best reason.
# 7,709:
2:07 pm PDT, Jun 23,
Gail J. Reams, Texas
# 7,708:
2:06 pm PDT, Jun 23,
Sheryl Nims, Idaho
When I taught sex education in high school in 1970, it was illegal to teach about pregnancy prevention, but we all felt it was on the verge of changing. Instead, sex education has become less informative, with the abstinence only policy. Diseases and pregnancies have skyrocketed as a result. Let's use a little common sense and help these kids understand how diseases and pregnancies can be avoided.
When I taught sex education in high school in 1970, it was illegal to teach about pregnancy prevention, but we all felt it was on the verge of changing. Instead, sex education has become less informative, with the abstinence only policy. Diseases and pregnancies have skyrocketed as a result. Let's use a little common sense and help these kids understand how diseases and pregnancies can be avoided.
# 7,707:
10:22 am PDT, Jun 23,
Alexander Mouton, Ohio
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10:10 am PDT, Jun 23,
JOSEPHINE BIAGI, Connecticut
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7:54 am PDT, Jun 23,
Keeley Mccoy, Florida
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7:05 am PDT, Jun 23,
Kristen Mastropole, Virginia
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2:42 am PDT, Jun 23,
Fabien Lenormand, France
# 7,702:
1:32 am PDT, Jun 23,
Cecy V. Aguirre López, Mexico
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8:19 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Jason Schubach, Kansas