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Originally Posted by bucklind17
This type of situation just exemplifies how increasingly important it is that young girls, maybe even as young as 9 or 10, be aware of what goes on with their bodies. I am all for children not growing up too fast and I don't think 4th graders should be driven over the head with facts about sex and their bodies, but it should be incorporated into the curriculum, gradually, beginning at a young age so that by the time a girl is 12 and likely phyiscally able to reproduce, she has a clue what is going with her body, what the result of certain actions are and what her options are if that result does not comply with her personal situation. The education of young women is a root of issues like this and it's something that could, in theory, gradually be remedied. Unfortunately, many towns don't have the funding or support to ever do anything like this and I am positive that many parents wouldn't be on board as well.
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I totally agree with this. Many teens have no idea what can cause a pregnancy. I sometimes go on question/answer sites such as Answerbag or Wikianswers. I have seen teens ask questions such as 'I fingered myself but forgot to wash my hands. Could I get pregnant?' and 'A guy and I were making out. I was dressed but he dripped on my clothes, am I going to get pregnant?' If teens are asking this, it makes me think that a lot of parents aren't telling them the facts and if the parents won't, the schools should.