It’s school time again and if you are a parent of a teen or even a pre-teen, your child may attend a sex-ed class this year. But something going on in the news lately has really got me seeing red.
It’s school time again and if you are a parent of a teen or even a pre-teen, your child may attend a sex-ed class this year. But something going on in the news lately has really got me seeing red.
I’m incensed about what is going on the sex-ed community.
Planned Parenthood has just released a document (titled Exclaim!) in preparation for the United Nations Conference on children later this month. The upshot of the document is to advocate for the sexual rights of our kids. You read that right- the document says that every child has the right to make his/her own decision when it comes to sexual activity. Furthermore, they advocate that kids should have access to sexual counseling and services without their parents knowledge. Even if they’re 11 years old.
Let’s put political, religious and even ethical views aside for a moment. Let’s simply look at kids and some medical facts (outlined in my book Your Kids At Risk ).
- 20 million Americans contract a new sexually transmitted infection every year in the US and about 50 % are in kids and young adults.
- 1:5 people over age 12 tests positive for genital herpes
- 1:4 teens (all teens- not just those having sex) get a sexually transmitted infection every year
- HPV causes 99% of all cervical cancers and teen girls are more prone to getting cervical cancer if infected because of differences in their anatomy
- 40% all girls 14-18 y/o state that they have sex that they don’t want to have because they don’t want to let their boyfriends down
- According to a medical study released in Sept 2001, if we don’t dramatically change course (teach our kids to put the brakes on), by the year 2025 (how old will your grandchildren be?), 30 % of all men and 40% all women will test positive for genital herpes.