Some conservative Christians have vigorously, even viciously, denounded fellow evangelical Surgeon General C. Everett Koop for suggesting advertisements and
education about condoms in the battle against AIDS.
Not exact matches
Access to birth control and
education on the proper uses (like, even if you're on birth control, the guy should still wear a
condom) of it, as well as true
education about intercourse, what causes disease and how giving birth affects the female body is one of the most responsible things we can help the poor with.
In contrast, the safe sex - only intervention concentrated on
education about sexually transmitted diseases and
condom use - that is, it focused on the present only.
Two weeks after the New York City Board of
Education adopted a controversial plan to distribute
condoms in all of the district's high schools, local and national debate
about the plan's merits, and its possible influence on other districts, continues unabated.
Prevention is simple, and yet there is so much misinformation
about HIV You can do your part in preventing the spread of HIV: become educated
about HIV, insist on medically accurate and informative sex
education in our schools, ALWAYS use
condoms or dental dams, and advocate for research into the causes and cures for HIV.
The study also reveals the need for comprehensive sexuality
education that includes information
about sexually transmitted diseases and the use of
condoms.
For example, people who communicate
about their sexual likes and dislikes with their romantic partners report higher levels of sexual satisfaction.1, 2 Young people who receive comprehensive sex
education are more likely to use
condoms and take precautions against unwanted pregnancies compared to those who receive abstinence - only sex
education.3 And exposure to people with diverse sexual identities contributes to reductions in stigma and prejudice.4, 5
Nearly six in ten residents (58 %) oppose the provision of state and / or federal funds for
education promoting abstinence - only - until - marriage that prohibits teaching
about the use of
condoms and contraception for the prevention of unintended pregnancy, HIV / AIDS and STDs.