British Schoolkids to Be Asked to Consider Oral Sex

Reuters ^ | 2/21/03 | Matthew Jones

[Calpernia]

LONDON (Reuters) - British school children are to be controversially asked to consider oral sex instead of intercourse as part of a drive to cut the country's high teenage pregnancy rate.

Sex education teachers are being trained to discuss with youngsters various "stopping points" on the road to full sex in a bid to reduce the number of teen pregnancies, the government said on Friday.

The idea is to encourage pupils to discover "levels of intimacy," including oral sex, which stop short of full sexual intercourse.

But the plan has been criticized as unworkable by family groups.

"The courses for teachers are to enable them to discuss various sex and relationship issues with pupils. One of those issues is oral sex," said a Department of Health spokeswoman.

"Oral sex is one of the 'stopping points' on the road to intercourse," she said, denying the advice was encouraging sexual activity.

"Another 'stopping point' is to hold hands," she added.

Family groups argue that oral sex is likely to lead to penetrative sex.

"One thing leads to another," said Robert Whelan, director of the Family Education Trust. "It is hard enough for adults to hold back and is even more difficult for teenagers with their raging hormones."

One teacher, who recently attended one of the courses, told the Times newspaper the advice could be construed as a green light to teens.

"By following this course, I feel that teachers are implicitly supporting underage sexual activity," said Lynda Brine.

Whelan also said oral sex was no protection against most sexually transmitted diseases.

"Delaying the onset of teenage sexual activity is the only way to cut teenage pregnancy," he told Reuters.

With nearly 39,000 girls under 18 conceiving each year, Britain has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Western Europe. The government wants to halve it by 2010.

In line with that aim, students have already been offered condoms, oral contraceptives and easier access to counselors in schools.

The Department of Education said on Friday sex education was determined by individual schools.

"We give guidelines but we don't dictate what material is used," a spokeswoman said. "We trust head teachers and teachers to make sensible decisions about sex education."

[Calpernia]

What ever happened to parenting and morals? Now the Department of Education (in London, UK) is giving guidelines to our children's sex life? How long until this is taught here in the States?

[homeschool mama]

Clinton has already aided in teaching American teens that oral sex isn't sex.

[al baby]

A lewinski i presume

[mg39]

I despise what Clinton did, but I blame Ken Starr for making it all public.

[AD from SpringBay]

Here's a sure fire 100% guaranteed stopping point: take a quarter (or similar English coinage) and put it directly behind the kneecap of one leg. Hold the coin in place with the knee of the other leg - continue as necessary.

[uncbob]

British school children are to be controversially asked to consider oral sex instead of intercourse as part of a drive to cut the country's high teenage pregnancy rate. ,br>
I am surprised they haven't asked them to resort to homosexuality as means of reducing pregnancy

Look at Britain for the future of the USA
I wonder if the war in Iraq is worth it
Maybe we are the satans

[al baby]

No Clinton made it puplic !!!

[SquirrelKing]

That's true. As a former educator I remember being asked by my students to clarify such things. Yup, to hell in a handbasket...

[DLfromthedesert]

Ken Starr was doing his job. Blame Goldberg and Coulter.

[DLfromthedesert]

Great!!! I wonder if they will tell the children about the diseases they can contract for this practice, that can be passed on to future children.

[uncbob]

I despise what Clinton did, but I blame Ken Starr for making it all public.

BS
1. First you don't despise Clinton
2. Matt Drudge exposed it and the papers ran with it
3. Ken Starr only did what the courst instructed him to. Investigate Clinton's obstruction of justice

[homeschool mama]

Oh. So it's Ken Starr's fault that Clinton lied under oath? Get real.

[TontoKowalski]

This is a duplicate article. I don't know how to link it, but I'll go bump the other one.

It has nearly 40 posts on it, and the excellent commentary on this thread should be carried to that thread.

[DoughtyOne]

Wow this is such a good idea. Why didn't planned parenthood think of this before? Any married couples not wanting children could just practice heavy petting instead of intercourse. This is going to be a huge success.

First base
Second base
Third base
Oral Sex

This is a plan? I think we left out the last step. Scre_ing like a bunch of drunken sailors. What human in their right mind thought oral sex was going to prevent the genuine article? Even George Orwell's most deprived characters found this plan a bunch of hoey!

Any plan that suggests the first four steps above then stopping, is going to attain the same success as asking airliners to simply lower the landing gear without landing. The inevitable is going to happen once the process is initiated.

[philosofy123]

You forgot Jocelyn Elders, Clinton's first physician advices to the children to masturbate and have oral sex. That was almost ten years ago! We are definitely ahead of the Brits!

[homeschool mama]

Oh yeah...I forgot about Elders. What a vile individual.

[mg39]

To you and the others: do you think Clinton was the only President to fool around? If so, I have a bridge in Baghdad to sell you.

There were many reasons to disagree with Clinton's policy's, but his personal life was his own damn business, and Starr and Company should NEVER have investigated that stuff.

[homeschool mama]

You need a good history lesson, mg. Laughable.

[BarHopper]

As a father, I'm appalled!
As man, I feel cheated!