Comprehensive sex education is superior

Recently in The News-Gazette there have been many letters concerning whether sex education should be taught in schools. Some people believe that abstinence is the only type of sex education that should be covered in school. However, other people believe and studies have shown that comprehensive sex education is the most beneficial to students who are sexually active. I believe comprehensive sex education informs people about sex and provides them with knowledge that can help them create a safer and healthier future.

Comprehensive sex education teaches students about diseases, abortion, pregnancy, contraceptives, relationships and other related issues to help prepare students for their adult lives. This type of education also can reduce the negative outcomes from unsafe sexual encounters. Abstinence-only education, on the other hand, tells young people to abstain from sex until marriage but does not inform sexually active teens about the dangers inherent in premature sexual relationships.