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Teen Sex

In this article the author Susan Rose discusses reproductive and sexual health of teenagers as well as sex education in public schools. Rose compares the Danish approach to sexuality education and family planning to the American approach to these issues/topics in order to point out differences. While the U.S. seems to concentrate on "Abstinence-Until-Marriage Programs", Denmark focuses on a more pragmatic approach (p.229). After discussing Abstinence-Until-Marriage Programs in detail (p.229-232) Rose illustrates Cross-National Data on Teen Sexual Behaviour (p.233). The reader becomes aware that the American teen pregnancy rate, teen birth rate, teen abortion rate and rates for HIV are much higher than in other industrialised nations. The purpose of this article is to question whether abstinence-until-marriage programs can substitute honest sexual education.
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