It's inevitable. It creeps into conversations, creeps into parties, and invades the minds of kids who love to “live in the moment.” The problem is that no one talks about it with them. In Alice's case, sex isn't a big deal. He is sixteen years old. Is aware of the precautions of unprotected sex; as she had been briefly taught at the beginning of eighth grade. Plus, she's just like any other teenager, she goes to parties and has sex afterwards. But why carry condoms when you can take the pill, he concluded. They taught her something in high school... it keeps you from getting pregnant, and that's all she cares about. But Alice is just one of many teenagers who are unconsciously dragged into a deep hole of shock, shame and grief when the night is over. They moved on from the pregnancy, but instead achieved something equally regretful; some sort of sexually transmitted diseases. The Sex Education Act 1996 requires that sex education inform people about sexually transmitted diseases and HIV, yet half of schools teach only the biological aspects, while the broader topic...
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