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To: greenspirit who wrote (1395)	9/9/1999 5:21:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 6418

I think that there are a hell of a lot of kids who reach sexual maturity without the slightest knowledge of human reproductive function, reproductive health, and contraception. I think this ignorance is directly involved in a hell of a lot of teen pregnancies, and is a major contributor to abortion rates. Of course this is less of a problem in middle-class school districts where parents are educated and active, but it still exists. I would agree that the schools are doing a horrendous job of teaching these things, but the effort needs to be made. My solution would be to cut 90% of the bullshit, and line up a basic list of the bare minimum of sexual awareness that any reproductively mature person needs. The devise a curriculum to make sure that everyone understands these points. Forget about the rest of it. A fairly minimalist approach would ideally be applied in deciding what is necessary.