From Heidi Stevens: With abortion banned or severely limited in a growing number of states, we’d be wise to zero in on evidence-based strategies for preventing unwanted pregnancies — particularly among teenagers.
With abortion banned or severely limited in a growing number of states, we’d be wise to zero in on evidence-based strategies for preventing unwanted pregnancies — particularly among teenagers, for whom childbirth and parenthood can present extreme physical, emotional and financial challenges.
Comprehensive sex education has been repeatedly linked to fewer teen pregnancies, lower rates of sexually transmitted infections and delayed initiation of sexual activity. In the United States, Rough writes, we’ve co-mingled sexual awareness with a loss of innocence — and therefore something to be avoided.
After living in the Netherlands, she writes, she stopped viewing sex ed as a safety net or a backup plan and started viewing it as a unique opportunity.
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