Teen Sexual Rights

Some adults do not want young people to get information about sexual health because they do not think young people can be trusted to make their own decisions. But, when teens have to rely on incomplete or inaccurate information, it is even harder for them to make responsible decisions about having sex, using contraception, and protecting themselves from sexually transmitted diseases. Teens do not even have basic understanding of human anatomy and how and when a woman can get pregnant. The result is that young people continue to have unsafe sex and teen pregnancy rates remain high in the…