Should Schools give out Condoms?

Do you know how Kim Kardashian got famous? A sex video... as you can see sex is out there everywhere in the world. Well did you also know an estimated of 8,300 young people aged 1324 years in 40 states have reported to have an HIV infection in 2009, and more than 400,000 teen girls aged 1519 years gave birth in 2009 according to (Weinstock H, Berman S, Cates, 2000). Well theres something that can prevent these numbers to be so high, a condom. So the question is should schools provide condoms to students? I believe they should because students are having sexually active according to (Weinstock H, Berman S, Cates, 2000) According to this study 44.7% of students surveyed in a U.S high school have had sex, of these 33.7% had had sexual intercourse during the previous 3 months and of those 33.7%, 39.8% did not use a condom the last time they had sex, as well 15.3% had had sex with four or more people during their life. So according to these studies it has shown that students among high school have been having sex. So regardless students will be engaged in some sort of sexual activity by the time they are in high school, this is the reason that I believe condoms should be attainable throughout schools or learning institutions. There are two options presented to us as a country. We can turn a blind eye to it and hope it goes away or we face it head on by providing condoms in public places and schools. (Ndakaziva Majaka, 2013). This quote is said to ask people if we should just ignore the problem of teenagers getting pregnant and getting an STDs or if we should face it and actually do something to prevent it. If we ignore this problem nothing will be solved the growing numbers of teenage pregnancies and STDs will just increase if we do not provide and educate students about condoms and ways to prevent them. According to (Weinstock H, Berman S, Cates, 2000) More than 400,000 teen girls aged 1519 years gave birth in 2009. The number will continue to rise if we do not help students and teach them about sexual responsibility in the school systems. There are parents who concerned and totally against this argument for the reason that they believe or according to their religion that there should be no sexual activity until marriage and should practice abstinence. But what happens when abstinence isnt always there? Many parents have dismissed this as encouraging an evil (Ndakaziva Majaka, 2013) this is what many parents believe, but when abstinence is not in play students are having sex without protection for the same reason that they cannot ask their parents for condoms. Teenagers who are sexually active need to be able to get them without feeling awkward (Ndakaziva Majaka, 2013) if students could not ask their parents for the reason that they believe it is evil or not right they will do it without protection. This being said by (Ndakaziva Majaka, 2013) I am convinced that if teenagers openly received condoms in schools instead of in bathrooms or from friends

who have had them in their pockets for months, they would be more willing to use them, is completely true. Parents are also concerned that by schools providing condoms will encourage students to be sexually active, according to (Robin E, 2012) in the interviewing of Dr. David Kaplan he says Condom Distribution Does Not Increase sexual activity, studies show the availability of condoms does not increase sexual activity but can decrease unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV, In the interest of public health, restrictions and barriers to condom use should be removed," So there has been studies that it does not promote sexual activity or encourage it. I believe that either way they are going to be engaged in some sort of sexual activity why not let schools provide condoms and show students how to prevent diseases from spreading as well as unplanned pregnancies.

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