Why Abstinence Isn't the Best Option to Preventing Pregnancy and STD's

"Well, I think that abstinence has its place as part of a comprehensive health and sex education curriculum. It would be wrong to exclude abstinence from a health curriculum, because there are some potentially very serious ramifications for early sexual activity."
Kerry Healey, BrainyQuote.com

Why Abstinence Isn't the Best Option to Preventing Pregnancy and STD's

A lot of people push abstinence on adolescents and teens, and I can completely understand why. Early sex is unhealthy and repugnant. But it is also very, very common today. Amino's dedicated to sexual roleplay and entire websites made for teens. It's sad. But can we stop it? Simple answer folks, we can't. Think about this, if you are a teen , or you are an adult, you know. Teens are stubborn, they do what they want to, no matter the cost. Even the angel children who do no wrong stray from perfect behavior. Teens will go to extreme lengths. So abstinence just isn't a healthy idea. No teen is going to be abstinent, no matter how much they vow and pledge. So why push it?

Why Abstinence Isn't the Best Option to Preventing Pregnancy and STD's

Teens often feel internal pressure to do the things that they think their peers are doing.

And unfortunately, A lot of teens have lost their virginity these days. They don't know what control is. But what can parents do, put their child on lockdown? NO, you shouldn't make your child miserable and coddle them by keeping them hidden from the world, Teens who are kept on lockdown are a lot more likely to sneak out and cause a lot more trouble than those who are allowed to experience the world. They also tend to get teased a lot more, due to being socially deprived.

Why Abstinence Isn't the Best Option to Preventing Pregnancy and STD's

So, do yourself and your kids a favor and don't push abstinence, let them experience the world, and, to keep them safe, give them condoms when they are old enough, and if you have a female child, birth control. Don't hold your kids back from enjoying life wile they can. If you hold them back for too long, it could be bad for both sides.

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  • Abstinence is the best option. What you portray is fitting in with everyone. One of the most asked question on here is about being a virgin. You are so preoccupied with sex are if someone isn't sexually active there is something wrong. Get a grip its not life or death , if you don't have sex how will you get pregnant or get a STI? .. You will not die from the lack of sex, The only evil its the way people push it...

  • I 100% Disagree with this.

    It was well written tho 👍👍

    • Thank you.

  • I don't agree that no teen is not going to remain abstinent but I do agree that maybe 90 to 95% of teens won't.

    I understand the Catholic's and 7th Day Adventists' views on if a person is mature enough to have sex, they need to be mature enough to handle the responsibilities of giving birth, so that's why they condemn contraception. As a 7th Day Adventist, we are the 2nd biggest on that after Catholics of all denominations.

    I do feel it is a little outdated in today's society. While I don't always base things on trends or current times, this is one that need to be changed from the church's perspective.

    I can easily see around 1995 or 1996 being the starting point of ending the abstinence campaign because more rebellion than adherence will occur around this time.

  • Abstinence is the best option for preventing pregnancy and STD's

  • I think it is the best option.

  • The title is very, very misleading.

    You're arguing that abstinence only education is a bad idea. I agree.

    Abstinence is, however, the best way to prevent catching any STD or becoming / making someone become pregnant. That's as long as we exclude suicide as an option, of course. Funnily enough even suicide wouldn't actually protect one from these two (not that one would be bothered at that point), making abstinence even more effective than not living at all.

  • I don't understand your position, you just said abstinence was a good idea but that it shouldn't be taught because most teens ignore it? What about the teens who do listen to that advice? And what about the fact that it IS the only sure way to prevent STD's and unwanted pregnancies advising someone to be abstinent isn't coddling them... that makes no sense. Is advising abstinence insulting to teens and lenient parents or something?