Dust bunnies in space & failure of abstinence programmes

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13 Aug 2007, 9:21 am

Links to two articles in New Scientist:

Could alien life exist in the form of DNA-shaped dust?

Abstinence programmes don't stop HIV

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13 Aug 2007, 9:34 am

Gromit wrote:

Abstinence programmes don't stop HIV

lol No s**t.

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13 Aug 2007, 11:05 am

On abstinence: They probably would work if people ACTUALLY abstained. Sound in principle, failing in practice.

On alien dust: There are more things in heaven and earth...

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13 Aug 2007, 11:18 am

Macbeth wrote:

On abstinence: They probably would work if people ACTUALLY abstained. Sound in principle, failing in practice.

It would be stupid to assume that kids aren't going to have sex though. And abstinence-only sex education is ridiculous.

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13 Aug 2007, 11:22 am

Sopho wrote:

Macbeth wrote:

On abstinence: They probably would work if people ACTUALLY abstained. Sound in principle, failing in practice.

It would be stupid to assume that kids aren't going to have sex though. And abstinence-only sex education is ridiculous.

Aye, instead teach the kids how to use a condom and make sure they have easy access to them. As long as they get used there's an extremely small chance of failure.

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13 Aug 2007, 11:25 am

Flagg wrote:

Sopho wrote:

Macbeth wrote:

On abstinence: They probably would work if people ACTUALLY abstained. Sound in principle, failing in practice.

It would be stupid to assume that kids aren't going to have sex though. And abstinence-only sex education is ridiculous.

Aye, instead teach the kids how to use a condom and make sure they have easy access to them. As long as they get used there's an extremely small chance of failure.

Exactly. It's all very well trying to encourage kids to wait. But assuming that it's going to work on them all, without having any back-up option is just irresponsible.

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13 Aug 2007, 6:34 pm

"Abstinence Only" is like telling drivers they don't need seat belts, because they should "just abstain from getting in accidents."

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14 Aug 2007, 5:05 am

Flagg wrote:

Sopho wrote:

Macbeth wrote:

On abstinence: They probably would work if people ACTUALLY abstained. Sound in principle, failing in practice.

It would be stupid to assume that kids aren't going to have sex though. And abstinence-only sex education is ridiculous.

Aye, instead teach the kids how to use a condom and make sure they have easy access to them. As long as they get used there's an extremely small chance of failure.

That's encouraging them to go out and do it! Condoms don't prevent broken hearts either.

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14 Aug 2007, 7:44 am

Pandora wrote:

Flagg wrote:

Sopho wrote:

Macbeth wrote:

On abstinence: They probably would work if people ACTUALLY abstained. Sound in principle, failing in practice.

It would be stupid to assume that kids aren't going to have sex though. And abstinence-only sex education is ridiculous.

Aye, instead teach the kids how to use a condom and make sure they have easy access to them. As long as they get used there's an extremely small chance of failure.

That's encouraging them to go out and do it! Condoms don't prevent broken hearts either.

No it's not. I doubt many kids who weren't going to have sex already would suddenly decide they will just because they know how to use a condom. It's stupid not to show them. A lot of them are going to do it anyway, and we know that. So instead of pointlessly trying to stop something which is going to happen anyway, it's better to prevent teenage pregnancies and STDs. Some silly little girls having their heart broken because they were stupid enough to sleep with someone who'd go and screw their best friend instead doesn't really matter to me - teenage pregnancies do though, that affects other people.

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16 Aug 2007, 7:52 am

There's a hell of a lot of difference between a 13 year old getting pregnant and an 18 or 19 year old.

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16 Aug 2007, 7:56 am

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There's a hell of a lot of difference between a 13 year old getting pregnant and an 18 or 19 year old.

I am aware of that. But do you really think that just telling kids not to have sex will work?

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