The Obama administration will no longer be trying to block over-the-counter availability of plan B, and that means that now girls any age will be able to walk into a drugstore and buy the popular pregnancy-prevention pill. Do you think that this is going to promote more unprotected sex in young adults, thus sparking the STD rate? Read more about the law changes below and let us know your thoughts!
Study Shows That Teens Who Receive Sex Education Wait Longer To Have Sex
A recent study shows that formal sex education actually seems to work. Sex education in schools is a big topic amongst educators and parents, some say schools should teach abstinence while others claim that teaching about safe sex is more important. This new study shows that teens who receive sex ed are more likely to wait longer to have sex than those who receive no education about it. More importantly, teens who did learn about safe sex are more likely to practice it and use contraceptives when they do decide to have sex, which is great news. Read more below. Julie1205
Boston School Students Demand to be Taught Sex Education!
Students in Boston’s Jamaica Plain Neighborhood — which has a high teen pregnancy and Chlamydia rate — want trained professionals to teach them about sex, and I don’t blame them. Schools tend to not teach students some of the most important things during the critical years of development. Check more details and the schools shocking video after the jump! @iBLONDEgenius
