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Hmm. . . does anyone else find it absolutely amazing that the conservative powers that be are fighting the federal funding of comprehensive sex education and access to affordable contraception at the same time they’re flashing pictures of aborted fetuses to children. There seems to be some imbalance in the world.
The 7-by-20-foot truck with photos of first-term fetuses on three sides appeared near Dodson Middle School around 7:30 a.m. March 24, 2003, as students arrived. Several stopped to stare at the photos, which showed fetuses with small hands and feet and the word “choice” in quotation marks and big block letters, according to court documents.
Assistant Principal Art Roberts told the trial court that he saw several children who appeared to be angered by the images and that he had to discourage a group of boys from throwing rocks at the truck.
If high school students aren’t mature enough to have a frank discussion of the facts and biology of human sexuality, can we expect 10 year-olds to be able to process the images of aborted fetuses in their appropriate context? Just watching a video of a woman giving birth tramautized me at 12.
“There are some realities which can not be adequately communicated with words alone,” he said. “Students who are old enough to have an abortion are old enough to see an abortion.”
But they’re not old enough to be told how to prevent pregnancy, so that facing an abortion is a limited possibility. You can’t have it both ways.
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July 10, 2008 at 4:17 am |
Very good point.
July 10, 2008 at 5:56 am |
Once again Andrea, I agree that something needs to be done about sex education.
As far as you being traumatized at 12 and these boys not being old enough at 10, studies show that the average age for kids to loss their virginity these days is between 9-11 years old, so something is seriously wrong and unfortunately sometimes that middle school (later) education is too late.
It is getting crazy out there.
July 10, 2008 at 9:09 am |
i really should know better than to use persaonal anecdotes in any posts where you’re likely to comment.
where are you getting this 9-11 #
I want data coming out of a respected academic publication
I’m getting 40% by 14
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/apr/06040605.html
Another study says by average — 16
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/10/AR2007111001271_pf.html
July 13, 2008 at 2:24 pm |
i also find it ironic that these “family values” people are so bent on denying safe-sex education yet have no problem teaching kids about aborted fetuses, eating meat, and owning guns. priorities are messed up.
http://www.queersunited.blogspot.com
July 13, 2008 at 2:33 pm |
These pro birth people are ridiculous. If the true desire is to reduce abortion, access to safe and reliable birth control is the answer. People are not going to stop having sex period. To show children pictures of aborted fetuses and then not explain how to prevent this from happening is ridiculous and it is cruel.