When is a Right A Wrong?

There is a twist on sex education in public schools, a moral value cannot be included. There can be no indication of right and wrong as this is every child's right to discern their own values. This is couched in terms of respect for each child's and family's values. If a child, a teen or a young adult decides to have sex, that is a right no one can infringe upon or criticize. Therefore, it is logical that sex education becomes a course in "reducing the risk" of the exercise of that right, ergo condom and contraception education.

Who benefits from that approach? The child navigates a sex-laden culture without a rudder and, if sexually active, will deal with a consequence of some type. Real life is not filled with people using condoms correctly and consistently. Even if the choice is abstinence, the temptation or coercion can become almost unbearable in a teen's world that lacks adult support. As one survey shows, 84% of teens had sex for the first time by giving into the coercion of a partner and 58% had sex just "to get it over with". Does this sound like freedom? Does this sound like the exercise of a right? It sounds like kids who are stuck and don't know how to extradite themselves. Only today, "giving it up" comes with a huge cost.

Sometimes freedom is ours because beliefs, morals, laws and caring people guide our choices. Those parameters can be very liberating while false freedoms can become addictive. Think about it.