1. SEXUAL ETHICS & DECISION MAKING

2. Which of the following topics are you MOST INTERESTED in discussing?
Sexual Ethics (decision-making, etc.) 24 31% Reproductive Technology (IVF, etc.) 2 3% Abortion 5 6% Euthanasia 2 3% Capital Punishment/Death Penalty 9 12% War 13 17% Social Justice 5 6% The Economy 0 0% Contraception (condoms, the pill, etc.) 9 12% Homosexuality 9 12%

3. Which of the following topics are you LEAST INTERESTED in discussing?
Sexual Ethics (decision-making, etc.) 2 3%
Reproductive Technology (IVF, etc.) 7 9%
Abortion %
Euthanasia 5 6%
Capital Punishment/Death Penalty 6 8%
War %
Social Justice %
The Economy %
Contraception (condoms, the pill, etc.) 1 1%
Homosexuality %
“Sexual Ethics has already been done to death and will likely result in a list of DO's and DON'Ts”

4. JOURNAL QUESTION:
Do you think that “scare tactics” (discussions about STD’s, teen pregnancies, etc.) are an effective way to teach teenagers about sexual ethics? Why or why not?

5. TWO APPROACHES TO SEXUAL ETHICS (p. 50-51)
CONSEQUENTIALIST
NON-CONSEQUENTIALIST
Looks at the end result in order to determine if something is morally correct or not
Derives its morality from specific situations
STRENGTH:
WEAKNESS:
Looks at the act itself in order to determine if something is morally correct or not
Derives its morality from generalized situations
STRENGTH:
WEAKNESS:

6. Alternate Views of Sexuality (vs. the Catholic View)
Recreational Sex
Having sex just for the fun of it
No commitment, just mutual consent
Emotional-Relationship Sex
If you “really love each other,” then you engage in sexual intercourse
When the love fades, so does the sex
Almost-Committed Sex
You have an “almost total commitment” to each other but a total physical “commitment”
One or both parties feel they “owe” it to the other to engage in sexual activity