1. Sexual Behaviors and Sexuality Education

2. Sexting
Picture: Southwestern.edu

3. Sexting
What is it?
“20% of teens (age 13-19) and 33% of young adults (20-26) have sexted.
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Reasons teens sext:
Legalities???

4. Sexual Activity
Guttmacher Institute

5. Pregnancy & STIs
“More than 750,000 women younger than 20 become pregnant each year.”
“82% of these pregnancies are unintended”
“Nine million teens and young adults acquire an STI each year.”
Guttmacher Institute

6. Kaiser Family Foundation

7. HIV

8. Teen sexual activity is similar across developed countries…
Guttmacher Institute

9. U.S. teens & pregnancy & STIs
Less likely to use contraceptives
Have shorter relationships
Have more sexual partners
Why the difference?
Guttmacher Institute

10. The proportion of teens receiving any formal instruction about birth control declined….
Guttmacher Institute

11. Students say they need more sex education in school than they currently receive
Guttmacher Institute

12. Americans overwhelmingly favor broader sex education
93% of parents reported their child has benefited from sex education
94% of parents say that sex education should cover contraception
Only 15% of Americans want abstinence-only education taught in the classroom
Guttmacher Institute

13. Abstinence education Defined by the federal government:
“abstinence education… has as its exclusive purpose, teaching the social, psychological, and health gains to be realized by abstaining from sexual activity.”
Guttmacher Institute

14. Abstinence Only Effectiveness
“No evidence shows that abstinence without contraceptive education effectively protects teens.”
“Contraceptive education does not encourage sexual activity.”
Guttmacher Institute

15. Sex Education Delays sexual activity Increases contraceptive use
Reduces number of partners
Guttmacher Institute

16. Oregon Law House Bill 2509 Oregon has the most aggressive law in U.S.
Each school district:
Age-appropriate
Medically accurate
Comprehensive – promotes abstinence
STD’s
Communication / Relationships
Oregon has the most aggressive law in U.S.