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10.12.2005

SEX!!!!

I always find articles about teens and sex interesting. So many teens are having sex, yet so little seems to be done to ensure that they are safe. Abstinance only might sound great on paper (especially to parents and religious leaders), but the numbers don't lie: teens have sex.

Judith M. DeSarno, president and CEO of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, told a gathering of social workers, ministers and educators that 89 percent of Ohioans believe it is important for women to have access to contraception.

And 84 percent, according to the poll conducted in September, support federal funding for birth-control programs aimed at low-income women, DeSarno said.

The poll of 800 Ohio voters was conducted by American Viewpoint Inc. for DeSarno's association. A May survey found similar numbers nationwide.

DeSarno cautioned leaders that they should avoid programs that preach abstinence without offering facts about contraception. By their senior year, she said, nearly 61 percent of teens are sexually active.

Seems like a majority of people have come to a concensus. It's just that the remaining 11 percent of Ohioans who don't think teens should have access to contraception are so much louder. I'm just glad I have a short attention span. That way I'll zone out when they're talking.

The BJ :: Teens need facts about sex

(joe :: SEX!!!!)

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