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The former. By telling people 'how' to have sex it carries an implication of approval. This will lead, logically, to more people thinking it's ok to have sex
by Ntrails 11y ago
The former. By telling people 'how' to have sex it carries an implication of approval. This will lead, logically, to more people thinking it's ok to have sex (otherwise why would they be being told how).
This probably does increase the levels of total sex-having somewhat, but it also allows for much much higher levels of safe and informed sex having. Apparently this is not always considered an acceptable trade off.
- XorNot 11y agoThis has been shown to be wrong. Basically the only thing abstinence only education does is delay by a year or two, the age at which people first have sex. Then they proceed to have higher rates of every negative outcome.
- Ntrails 11y agoSo what you are saying is that people have sex later, thereby there is less sex having, which is exactly what the abstinence teachers want. Then you say higher rates of negative outcome, without mentioning whether you consider rate of sex having to be a negative outcome. (I don't disagree with the assessment, it follows the exact logic I posited. I'm not sure why you're taking my comment as being in support of abstinence - it clearly isn't)