Patricia Chapman
Sex Education in All Schools
I. Introduction
A. Should teen pregnancy be a hot topic? Teen pregnancy, after all, is at an all-time low in
the United States. Teen pregnancy rates have declined by 7% in the year 2018 alone
(CDC, 2019). If that was not impressive enough, teen pregnancy rates have decreased
over 70% in the last three decades (Williams, 2020). Despite these grand numbers, the
Unites States continues to have some of the highest teen pregnancy rates in developed
countries (Guttmacher Institute, 2015). The US has roughly 30 teen pregnancy births for
every 1000 births compared to 4 teen pregnancy births for every 1000 births in other
developed countries (Simrin, 2015).
B. You might be asking yourself right now what differs between the US and other
developed countries. That answer is easy, age-appropriate sex education in schools.
C. The purpose of my presentation today is to discuss how teen pregnancy rates is directly
related to age-appropriate sex education in schools, how decreased teen pregnancy
rates improve the current and future economic state of the country, and barriers to sex
education that need to be broken down, including religious views and parents wanting
the subject of sex to happen within the household.
II. Body
A. The decrease in teen pregnancy rates is directly correlated with the increase of
mandated sex education programs in schools.
