Comprehensive
Sexuality Education |
Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage
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Teaches
that sexuality is a natural, normal, healthy part of
life
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Teaches
that sexual expression outside of marriage will have
harmful social, psychological, and physical consequences
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Teaches
that abstinence from sexual intercourse is the most
effective method of preventing unintended pregnancy
and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV
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Teaches
that abstinence from sexual intercourse before marriage
is the only acceptable behavior
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Provides
values-based education and offers students the opportunity
to explore and define their individual values as well
as the values of their families and communities
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Teaches
only one set of values as morally correct for all students
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Includes
a wide variety of sexuality related topics, such as
human development, relationships, interpersonal skills,
sexual expression, sexual health, and society and culture
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Limits
topics to abstinence-only-until-marriage and to the
negative consequences of pre-marital sexual activity
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Includes
accurate, factual information on abortion, masturbation,
and sexual orientation
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Usually
omits controversial topics such as abortion, masturbation,
and sexual orientation
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Provides
positive messages about sexuality and sexual expression,
including the benefits of abstinence
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Often
uses fear tactics to promote abstinence and to limit
sexual expression
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Teaches
that proper use of latex condoms, along with water-based
lubricants, can greatly reduce, but not eliminate,
the risk of unintended pregnancy and of infection with
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV
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Discusses
condoms only in terms of failure rates; often exaggerates
condom failure rates
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Teaches
that consistent use of modern methods of contraception
can greatly reduce a couple's risk for unintended pregnancy
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Provides
no information on forms of contraception other than
failure rates of condoms
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Includes
accurate medical information about STDs, including
HIV; teaches that individuals can avoid STDs
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Often
includes inaccurate medical information and exaggerated
statistics regarding STDs, including HIV; suggests
that STDs are an inevitable result of pre-marital
sexual behavior
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Teaches
that religious values can play an important role in
an individual's decisions about sexual expression;
offers students the opportunity to explore their own
and their family's religious values
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Often
promotes specific religious values
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Teaches
that a woman faced with an unintended pregnancy has
options: carrying the pregnancy to term and raising
the baby, or carrying the pregnancy to term and placing
the baby for adoption, or ending the pregnancy with
an abortion
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Teaches
that carrying the pregnancy to term and placing the
baby for adoption is the only morally correct
option for pregnant
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