There is one noticeably disturbing trend in Northeast Philadelphia. The high amount of preganacies in Catholic high school girls compared to their suburban counterparts. The statistics in some of these schools is staggering. Someone at one of the schools told me that 76 Senior girls were prego or have a kid. That is A LOT. My younger sister at her all-girls Catholic school told me the same thing. The reason I think this happens is due to the fact the Catholic Schools themselves teach Abstinence until marriage only. I wonder why people are so dead set against this concept of comprehensive sex ed?
I should also mention that one of my fellow Northeast Dems was canvassing in Mayfair for Tim Kearney. He came across a house with an "Open the Doors to Christ' sign. The woman outright said to my friend she will never vote for a Democrat because they're pro-choice. She further stated she is liek that because her daughter got pregnant at 17 and told her to keep the baby or she would kick her out of the house.
It's amazing why certain people think like this. Any thoughts? Now Keystone I would like a detailed intelligent answer if you were to give one besides what your Theology teacher told you to regurgitate or the harcore Republican "keep your legs closed or it's her fault" answer.
Ive always wondered about higher pregnancy rates that come with a lack of formalized sex education at school. I know it seems simple enough, teach them and they will know. If you dont teach them they will remain ignorant. However, I Knew about condoms and the pill from OUTSIDE of my sex education classes in school. I just learned about them growing up, by talking to friends and observing the media. So my basic question is.
Do these kids seriously not know about the pill or about condoms? Do they not watch tv or talk about extensively about sex with their friends?
I mean it just seems like common knowledge to me, with or without sex education.
At my school, we've all known about sex since the 5th grade, had sex ed in 7th and 8th grade. Have bad things happened? Well, I think 2 pregnancies in our entire school system in the last decade. Any kind of STD problem? No, I don't think any more than a few cases , and they weren't that serious. AIDS? Hell No. I think the worst we've had is some people get mono (the kissing disease). It's obvious, better understanding of sex leaves everyone better off, because despite not being experienced, we know what we're doing! This country's puritan additude on sex is extremely destructive.
To be fair, why would people discuss themselves having STDs? There were probably a lot more cases of pregnancies, etc than you knew about.
