about Sexual Education...

One of the many problems in the debate over abortion is the fact people get pregnant in the first place. many talk about birth control, but what of personal responsibility and understanding of sex, pregnancy, and child birth in general? What about the sexual education taught to our children in school, or the lack thereof?

Many beleive that teaching children abstiance is the way, the only way, and everything else is playing dice with chemicals. Others say that properly educated children informed for not only abstianace, but also personal responsibility, contriceptives, and understanding of the remifications of sexual behavior would provide a better well rounded understanding and ability to choose their own sexual path.

what do you think about how children should be taught? at what age? in the school or in the home? and what should sex be taught as? As a negative -something to steer clear of and avoided till 'grown up'- or a positive -something wonderful, natural, but not without its ups, downs, and risks?

"It is an *unnecessary* program, and they might have qualms with it." That doesn't have any objective value. If they don't realize that it is to their own advantage (and I am not stating I can say what is) then they'll just be pleasantly surprised.
"Yes, rly." Megafail. You say Ya rly not Yes rly. Disappointed!!
"Those who are able to take care of themselves are not benefitted in the least." Once again, if something cases a net good it is implied that it is everyone's interest. But if that self-reliant majority doesn't want to be part, they can lessen their taxes by abstaining from receiving it, considering sex-ed is a small allotment.
"In fact, it actually detracts from freedom." The level of freedom and well-being isn't that easy to quantify.
"you intend to 'convince' them with gun/bayonet point." This is the extension of my argument. But if they do not want to pay, they could just abstain from the service. That is a better system, since it would make government compete with private suppliers, forcing a change.