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Sex education is to educate people of ALL ages about things they need to know to promote good sexual health.

Education is for the purpose of inspiring young people to achieve greatness, so that they may enjoy a prosperous future. Sex education, therefore, ought to promote the highest standard of sexual health, which is abstinence until marriage and monogamy afterward; not the harmful model of naturalism.

based on your other stances that you believe people should wait to have sex until marriage.

Absolutely. Besides the health benefits of abstinence until marriage and monogamy afterward, the greatest proportion of abortions are performed on women who are not married.

let's even say they do. does marriage automatically mean people want to have children?

No it does not, and neither should it; yet, less than 20% of abortions are performed on married women (although that # is still too high, in my opinion)

Considering the options of pregnancy prevention…

-Abstinence is the only 100% guarantee against pregnancy.

-Condoms have the potential for failure. The rate of failure is inconclusive as the studies vary, but even Guttmacher’s study notes the disparity between typical use and perfect use, and if you are one to plan for the instance of perfection, I suggest aiming for the 100% guarantee.

-Condoms, even with perfect use, are ineffective against some STDs.

-Oral contraceptives have the potential for failure. The rate of failure is inconclusive as the studies vary.

-Oral contraceptives pose health risks. The side effects vary, again as the studies also vary-

For optimum health, research everything you can about the functioning of oral contraceptives and the distress it can cause on the body because the informative pamphlet, which comes with the prescription, does not cover everything and many physicians do not cover everything.

-Oral contraceptives work by affecting the lining in the uterus and may terminate a developing human being (not the best option for someone who opposes abortion)

-Oral contraceptives do not protect against any STDs.

-Tubal Ligations have the potential for failure and do not protect against any STDs. On the other hand, they do not chemically alter the body, have less potential for human error, and according to Guttmacher, have higher success rates than condoms and pills, so it is a good option for women who have decided against having children. As with any surgical procedure, however, it poses risks.

-Abortion is an inhumane procedure, which has physical and psychological side effects. Before seeking this dangerous, life altering resolution, a woman ought to heed the hindsight of women who have been through the procedure; research all of the risks and procedures

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obtain information and support from an ethical source, such as Crisis Pregnancy Center; look into other possible options- adoption is definitely a more humanitarian choice; Whatever is decided, a woman should never isolate herself in making such an important decision, one that will forever impact the life of her child and possibly her own life; women should not have to go through the crucial stages of their pregnancies alone.

I am an adult, never been married, and quite possibly never will get married. Am i supposed to be celibate my entire life because you have a problem with it? I haven't been.

The chemicals produced in the brain during sexual arousal are certainly desirable and beneficial to health. But if sex is simply a matter of fulfilling biological desires, then why not limit yourself to personal stimulation? After all, the biological results are equivalent to sex with a partner; there is 0% chance of pregnancy; and so long as you practice hygiene, the risks of spreading an infection are minimal. I caution against graphic erotica, however because the addictive properties have been known to pose hazards, especially for men.

I suspect, though, that the desire for sex is more than the simple need to gratify biological desires, but rather a need to gratify the soul, and truthfully those needs can not be completely filled through human companionship alone. Unlike human relationships, which have the potential for failure, the connection to God, creator and redeemer, is unconditional and enduring.

Still, I wonder why you are opposed to marriage. Because while monogamous marriages have an astounding failure rate, cohabitation and boyfriend-girlfriend relationships have an even higher probability for failure, and as I have said before, a monogamous commitment is the utmost guarantee for health. Whatever your reasons for postponing marriage, those are the same reasons to postpone intercourse. Here is a good web site that further explains the implications of sexual relationship outside the confines of marriage; it also offers some peer reviewed studies

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