Table of Contents
Foreword 5
Introduction 7
Chapter 1 What Encourages Teens to Have Sex?
1 Sex Education Programs Encourage Teens to Have Sex Selwyn Duke 11
2 Sex Education Programs Help Teens Make Healthy Choices About Sex 17
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3 Access to Contraception Encourages Teen Sex Raquel Welch 22
4 Access to Emergency Contraception Does Not Encourage Teen Sex D. C. Weiss C. C. Harper J.J. Speidel T.R. Raine 27
5 Racy Television Shows Encourage Teens to Have Sex Miranda Suit Pippa Smith 34
6 Racy Television Shows Do Not Encourage Teens to Have Sex Samantha Krotzer 40
Chapter 2 What Should Teens Learn in School About Sex?
1 Schools Should Teach Teens About Sex Rollyn Ornstein 46
2 Schools Should Teach Teens to Remain Abstinent Elizabeth Hovde 52
3 Parents Should Be the Primary Educators on Sexual Issues Jennifer C. Braceras 58
4 Schools Should Distribute Condoms to Students Kate Dailey 64
5 Schools Should Not Distribute Condoms to Students Frank L. McNamara Jr. 70
6 Homosexuality Should Be Taught in School Sex Education Programs Joseph Galliano 75
7 Homosexuality Teaching Should Not Be Mandated in Schools Candi Cushman 80
Chapter 3 How Can Teen Sex Be Delayed?
1 Abstinence-Only Sex Education Can Prevent Teens from Having Sex Christine C. Kim Robert Rector 87
2 Abstinence-Only Sex Education Fails to Prepare Teens for Sex Melissa McEwan 94
3 Virginity Pledges Can Help Delay Teen Sex Steven Martino 100
4 Virginity Pledges Do Not Stop Teens from Having Sex Chelsea Ricker 105
Facts About Teen Sex 111
Organizations to Contact 116
For Further Reading 122
Index 127
Picture Credits 132
