Posted on 04/05/2006 6:15:06 AM PDT by mlc9852
Urban teens are increasingly losing their virginity before they can legally drive.
A new survey shows four out of 10 city kids say they have had intercourse before age 14, and have engaged in oral and even anal sex by 17.
"This study makes clear that urban young adults engage in a variety of sexual behavior beyond vaginal intercourse," said Dr. Danielle Ompad, who authored the survey for The New York Academy of Medicine.
Ompad said the findings raise concerns about the possibility of a boom in sexually transmitted diseases among teens who don't know about safe sex.
"Sex education and intervention programs should address the risk for the unintended consequences of sexual behavior," Ompad said.
The study, published in The Archives of Sexual Behavior, examined the sexual habits of 2,311 Baltimore youths. But Ompad said, "I don't think other cities would be too different."
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Thank you, Bill Clinton...
And what percentage of these same "urban teens" were raised by two married parents?
I guess that you get the behavior you promote. From the Bill- Monica mess to the classroom the message is go for it.
From Saturday Night Live...
"All I can say is, 'you're welcome!'"
Very few, I'm sure. I'd also bet that very few of them were born to someone over 20 years old.
Awww....come on. Some of their teachers deserve some credit, as well.
This is a bit of a euphemism, no?
I realize he's very promiscuous but I doubt Clinton fathered or raised all these kids.
If it feels good do it.
This is what the 1960s was begging for. They got their wish.
Not in this family.
Bill Clinton and Madonna not welcomed. Not MTV. No TV unless mom and dad approve/watch. Know all friends.
Church on Sunday and family dinners at home during the week.
If you are 14 and your mom is 28, wouldn't the unintended consequences be evident?
I remember at 15 saying I had lost mine at 15, the truth was it was 17.
I'm fairly confident that he is not the father of each of them.
But I guess that depends upon your definition of "is". :)
Shoot, I was 20. But I wasn't trying very hard. I should have waited longer. That sweet thang is the ruination of a man.
Although teenage pregnancy is more prevalent among the blacks it is not by any means restricted to that demographic.
A big part of the problem, as I see it, is that these young kids look around and see their older, adult siblings, relatives, and parents bereft of ethics and morals so they, in their callow, misguided, youthful minds, think it's all 'OK', or even 'normal' behavior.
Bingo.
Excellent question. My guess would be not many.
Well, adolescents were engaging in sex prior to 1992, so who do you then blame?
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