Navarro, Gabriel Adrian D.

PURCOMM
A-121 01-16-2020

Birth Control and Lack of Sex Education

Birth control. It sounds repugnant as it ticks the idea of “anti-life” But I think it's the most
effective way to control the inflation of our population. It is already given that here in the
Philippines, abortion is not an acceptable choice to the society because we are a
catholic country. I do believe that Birth control is more efficient and humane in controlling
the number of unwanted pregnancy which commonly leads to abortion. It is efficient and
humane because you are stopping the formation of the fetus and basically you're not
killing any fetus. It would just be as bad as masturbating which is the stimulation of the
genitals with the hand for sexual pleasure.

There are a lot of dilemma that we are facing right now because of our lack of Education
in Sex and Birth Control Methods. One of which is Teenage pregnancy. According to
Commission on Population (Popcom), During the 2019 World Population Day Forum,
Around 500 teenagers have given birth every day in our country as more as adolescents
engage in premarital sex. Around 196,000 Filipinos ages between 15 and 19 years old
gets pregnant each year. This can be prevented if we will have proper sex education.
Hundreds if studies have shown that sex education have positive effects on individual
behavior, particularly when sex education programs incorporate all of the seven key
characteristics developed by Douglas Kirby from the National Campaign to Prevent
Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

According to Gaby Agbulos an author from candy magazine, Teenagers who did not
receive proper sex education, would probably have no knowledge about diseases like
Chlamydia which is caused by a bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis, gonorrhea,
HIVs, AIDs, and syphilis and have no idea on how to prevent getting them. They might
accidentally hurt their partner and be unaware of irregularities in their body that is cause
by sexual activities. Having no sex education will not stop teenagers from having sex,
thus prevent them from being safe

With the given information, I can conclude that "Birth Control" and good "Sex Education"
may solve the problem that our country is facing for years. There are a lot of cases of
teenage pregnancy that were caused by our lack of sex education. Not only teenage
pregnancy, STDs and other diseases that are transmitted through sex could be solved if
we would have proper sex education
Navarro, Gabriel Adrian D. PURCOMM
A-121 01-16-2020

Sources

Hundreds of studies have shown that sex education can have a positive effect on these
behaviors, particularly when sex education programs incorporate all of the following seventeen
key characteristics as developed by Douglas Kirby from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen
and Unplanned Pregnancy

Douglas, K. (2020). Goals of Sex Education for Teenagers | Youth Health Services. Retrieved 16 January
2020, from https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/for-educators/what-are-goals-sex- education-youth

If teenagers do not receive proper education about sex, they will have no knowledge about
subjects like the possible diseases they may receive—chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIVs, AIDs, and
syphilis being only a few of those—and will have no idea how to prevent getting them.

Agbulos, G. (2020). Sex Education: Do Filipino Teens Need It?. Retrieved 16 January 2020, from
https://www.candymag.com/lifestyle/sex-education-do-filipino-teens-need-it-a1582-20170617

During the World Population Day Forum held in Quezon City last July 2019, the Commission on
Population (Popcom) raised concerns about early and unplanned pregnancies by citing that
around 500 teenage girls have given birth in the country every day as more adolescents engage
in premarital sex. Popcom said some 196,000 Filipinos between the ages of 15 and 19 years
old get pregnant each year.

Paunan, J. (2020). The risks of teenage pregnancy. Retrieved 16 January 2020, from
https://pia.gov.ph/features/articles/1026925