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DeWitt, P. (2015, June 04). Should Sex Education Be Taught in Schools? Retrieved March 10,

2017, from

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2015/06/should_sex_education

_be_taught_in_schools.html

According to Peter DeWitt, Sex Education is a topic that should be talked about in high

schools for several positive reasons. Some reasons would be to help prevent teen

pregnancies that may occur in high school. Not only to help prevent but to also allow the

students to gain as much information as possible to be completely aware and know how

to have safe sex if it going to happen. This source is reliable because not only did he give

examples of different stories that are shown in the writing but also he got opinions of

faculty and parental guardians.

L. (2017, February 14). Study: A quarter of Texas public schools no longer teach sex ed.

Retrieved March 10, 2017, from http://www.elpasoproud.com/news/study-a-quarter-of-

texas-public-schools-no-longer-teach-sex-ed/656061378

According to Cassandra Pollock, an estimate of a quarter of high schools in El Paso have

eliminated the Sex Education classes in their requirements and rising. For example, they

believe in sex after marriage and not only that but they believe that high school should

focus on the basic subjects; reading, writing, science, history, and mathematics. They

have tried making it an elective but not a requirement. This source is useful because not

only does it give examples but it also leads you to the original article about the situation.

Texas State Profile. (n.d.). Retrieved March 10, 2017, from http://www.ncsse.com/index.cfm?

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In the Texas State Profile, it had been said that Texas is not required to give Sex

Education classes in schools yet if they teach about certain transmitted diseases, they

must meet the following requirements. Yet some of the parents in Texas did not want the

schools to teach about Sex Education. This source also shows the statistical information,

within different cities in Texas and not only that but it also shows the complaints that

has been said of sex before marriage. This is a very reliable source because it also gives

you contact information that support Comprehensive Sexuality Education and states all of

its references.

L. (2017, February 15). Are El Paso teens receiving enough "sex ed" in school? Retrieved March

10, 2017, from http://www.elpasoproud.com/news/local/el-paso-news/are-el-paso-teens-

receiving-enough-sex-ed-in-school/657146758

According to Chorus Nylander, Texas has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancies due

to Sex Education not being a requirement to take in high school classes. It was

determined that 20% of the females that believed they were pregnant, actually were. It

had been said that it could be better to give off information about Sex Education to other

to be more informed because there will be less of a chance of teen pregnancies. This

article is very useful because it also shows a news cast about them talking about how Sex

Education is not taught at in high schools in El Paso were raises pregnancies.

State Facts About Unintended Pregnancy: Texas. (2017, February 07). Retrieved March 25,

2017, from https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-unintended-

pregnancy-texas?

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According to Guttmacher, this website shows the statistics of teen pregnancies in Texas.

As of 2010, it has been said that nearly 50 out of 1000 teens get pregnant and in total of

teen pregnancies in Texas, 56% of females get pregnant unintentionally. Not only does

this website state the statistics but it also starts the costs, preventing teen pregnancies, and

the incidents and outcomes of the situation. This source is reliable because it shows

different situations and other helpful information. Not only does it show the information

but it also shows where they found it and their references with a downloaded fact sheet

listed below the page.

Teenage pregnancy. (n.d.). Retrieved March 25, 2017, from https://plan-

international.org/because-i-am-a-girl/teenage-pregnancy?

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In the Plan International article states some of the outcomes of teenage pregnancies and

how to lower teen pregnancies. This website states that teen pregnancies can be caused

due to the fact that it is not being a major topic in schools. The more we mention, warn,

and talk about the outcomes of teen pregnancies, the more females become aware. Not

only does it say the lack of sex education being taught but it also mentions the dangerous

outcomes. I believe this is a very useful source because it also includes a map of the

average teen pregnancies, the statistics, and the health and risks behind them.

Texas. (1970, January 01). Retrieved March 25, 2017, from

According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancies, it

shows stories, details, pregnancy and birth rate, and several other information. Not only

does it show that but it also mentions the different race/ethnicity birth rates in Texas. This
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website is very important because it shows factual information and breaks it down for

you in different categories. It also mentions several sources they used to find the

information which makes it more reliable to use for an essay.

MacLaggan, C. (2014, July 06). In Texas, Less Progress on Curbing Teen Pregnancy. Retrieved

March 25, 2017, from https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/06/teen-births-texas/

According to the Texas Tribune, Texas percentages have decreased within the past years

but Texas is still the 5th state to have the highest teen pregnancy rates. Much of this is

cause due to the lack of sex education not being a mandatory lesson taught in most

schools. This website is comparing Texas and California and how preventing teen

pregnancies has been impacted more in California with more positive effects. Not only

does it mention sex education classes but it also mentions their way of handling birth

control which can take a huge part in this prevention. This website is very useful because

it allows you to see the comparison between two states and it also gives you some

feedback from individuals and what they think about the situation.

Singh, S., Sedgh, G., & Hussain, R. (2010, December 10). Unintended Pregnancy: Worldwide

Levels, Trends, and Outcomes. Retrieved March 25, 2017, from

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1728-4465.2010.00250.x/abstract

According to Widely Online Library, it shows an article on how it could be dangerous for

unintended teen pregnancies. This article shows the birth rates and how abortion is

becoming a bigger go to in most situations. This article not only shows the unintended

pregnancies but it also mentions how some pregnancies were actually wanted and not

unplanned. Showing the Methods and Data Sources, unintended pregnancies are falling

in the same range of induced abortions. This article is reliable because it shows a
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different perspective that other articles about abortion and how it is could also be a

planned pregnancy.

U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions, 2011: State Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity.

(2016, April 11). Retrieved March 25, 2017, from https://www.guttmacher.org/report/us-

teen-pregnancy-state-trends-2011

According to another article from Guttmacher Institute, it also shows the statistics but not

only the statistics, it also shows the abortion option and miscarriages. It also shows below

the rates and ratios between abortions. However, the teen pregnancy rate is still

decreasing annually, it is a serious matter because it can have dangerous outcomes.

Towards the bottom on the page, it explains the weeks of pregnancy that fetal loss occurs

and how to be more cautious because of the numbers of teen abortions. This article is also

very useful because it gives a full section on abortion, miscarriage and fetal losses which

are a huge effect on teen pregnancy and how it is mostly directed to teens.