Posted on 04/12/2008 11:12:54 AM PDT by wagglebee
DUBLIN, April 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Girls who become sexually active before age 17 are almost 70 percent more likely to experience a crisis pregnancy in later life and three times more likely to procure abortion in their lifetime than those who wait until they are older, according to a study released by the Irish Crisis Pregnancy Agency.
The Irish Study of Sexual Health and Relationships, the largest nationally representative study on sexual knowledge, attitudes and behaviour ever undertaken in Ireland, was published by the Department of Health and the Crisis Pregnancy Agency (CPA) today.
The research found that 14.9 per cent of men and 7.9 per cent of women first engaged in sex when they were less than 16 years old. A majority of the women in that group (59 percent) and more than a third of the men (37 percent) regretted it.
The study states, "Lower age of first sex is strongly associated with regret at the timing of first sex, among both men and women."
"According to research, the majority of young people wait until they are 17 or older to have sex for the first time," said the CPA's chairperson Katharine Bulbulia.
"However, for those who have had sex before 17, the research shows the impact of early first sex on the individual's later sexual health, and suggests that some young people...are having first sex at a time that is not right for them.
"We need to equip young people with the knowledge and skills they need to delay their first sexual experience."
The report explained that the average age of first sexual encounter for both men and women has steadily declined over the last half century. "Most people now in their 20s will have had their first sexual experience before they were 18." The study found that the current median age of first sexual intercourse is 18 for men and 19 for women. The median age for men currently aged 60 to 64 is 22; for women, 23. For men and women currently under 25, it is 17.
The survey of more than 7,400 men and women, found early school dropouts were more likely to lose their virginity as young teenagers than those who stayed in school and completed their education.
The study also found that, for people under 30, 38 percent of men and around 20 percent of women said they were under the influence of alcohol or drugs when they lost their virginity.
The study recommended, "Parents need to be acknowledged as the primary relationships and sexuality educators of their children, and to be supported in that role. They need supports provided through a range of initiatives. These supports should particularly address the needs of parents who most need assistance, such as those in lower socio-economic groups."
The study also stated, "Health promotion strategies need to foster more responsible public behaviour concerning the use of alcohol and illicit drugs, given their role in sexual encounters."
The ONLY "knowledge and experience" that the left thinks they need is that required to put on a condom.
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Wow...
All that money and time conducting a “study,” and they come up with a smart, logical answer.
A government study making sense?!? Is this left over from April Fools’ Day?
What a genius, the more you screw the more you're due.
One that should have been taught by parents in the first place.
try finding a sane woman over 35 in the usa.
The knowledge is already out there. It's called an intact home, chaperones, good adult role models, and shame if you do it.
It is not sexual paraphernalia, spermicides, pills, condoms, how-to books, and 'sexual empowerment'.
“We need to equip young people with the knowledge and skills they need to delay their first sexual experience.” ( from the article)
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That used to be called religion. In Ireland, that religion would have been Catholicism.
Today, the politically correct religion is Secular Humanism, and it is the default religion taught to our children in the public school system, television pogramming, advertising, and the entire ‘entertainment’ industry. Too many politicians claim membership in one of the Christian sects such as Methodism or Catholicism (like the Rodham rodent or Tom Harkin or dead head Ted Kennedy or dead soul Barbara Boxer), but with their staunch defense and promotion of slaughtering alive unborn children in the Democrat party empowerment scheme called ‘choice’ they show whom it is they serve ... and it isn’t God The Father Almighty. The religion of Secular Humanism is ending the reign of the species called human.
I would suggest that the real problem in government schools is that they no longer function with the best interest of children as their ultimate priority. Public schools see themselves as make-work programs to provide job security and benefits to teachers and other staff.
They are, in fact, practicing the left's "religion" which IS secular humanism. The school administrators ONLY care about the teachers because the teachers are on board.
They are actually quite satisfied that people focus on schools' "failure" in teaching the basics and not on the "success" of their leftist indoctrination. For instance, many schoolchildren today may not know how to read, write and speak proficiently for their grade level, but they do believe that global warming is man-made, that homosexuality is normal and that an abortion is a right.
Hey, TIH, I’m an American woman over 35, single, and sane. After all, I’m a devoted Freeper! I even understand your screen name. However, I admit we’re rare, I personally know very few other conservative women. Probably all the sane women in America are on FR.
“DUBLIN, April 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Girls who become sexually active before age 17 are almost 70 percent more likely to experience a crisis pregnancy in later life and three times more likely to procure abortion in their lifetime than those who wait until they are older, according to a study released by the Irish Crisis Pregnancy Agency.”
The missing stat: they are 100% more likely to experience a crisis pregnancy than women who practice abstinence.
I’m 41, and I have eight children. Sane or insane?
“try finding a sane woman over 35 in the usa.”
excuse me?
Either way, your life surely will never be dull!
This is true!
Yeah but they’re too subtle for me.
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