2008 Woodie Awards
Safer sex education helps prevent disease, pregnancy
Editorial Board
Issue date: 4/21/08 Section: Opinions
Trojan Condoms paid a visit to our campus this past week to promote safer sex. A pretty good idea, considering Tennessee ranks low on the 2007 Trojan Sexual Report Card.
What's worse is that MTSU placed in the bottom 10 of the 139 colleges ranked in the nation. Which is a travesty considering the multiple options available for safe, responsible sex.
Our campus health clinic has a women's clinic that provides condoms, affordable birth control and sexually transmitted infection tests. The main clinic also provides STI tests for males.
It takes a lot of hard work to play. Anyone who has an active sex life should be working hard to ensure that they also have a safe sexual life.
The issue of safe sex doesn't come down to whether sex is morally sound. No one should be prosecuted for having sex, whether casual or in a meaningful relationship. What is worthy of judgment is the irresponsibility of sexually active individuals who willfully ignore their responsibility to themselves and their partner.
One of the biggest problems facing safer sexual practices is the social stigma that comes from the actual act of sex, particularly regarding women.
More often than not, women find themselves in precarious situations of whether it is morally and socially acceptable to have sex. They might be ashamed to purchase protection or set up necessary medical checkups.
The situation can be similar for men. Buying condoms in the middle of a crowded Wal-Mart can seem like an invasion of privacy. But if anyone's character is judged for being responsible enough to protect themselves and their partner, the only verdict is that person is intelligent.
Another major fear for sexually active women, as well as men, is the pregnancy scare. While safe sex holds no perfect guarantee against pregnancy, it does decrease the chances of conception. And while the fear could always be present, no matter what the situation, being less responsible only increases the pregnancy fear.
What's worse is that MTSU placed in the bottom 10 of the 139 colleges ranked in the nation. Which is a travesty considering the multiple options available for safe, responsible sex.
Our campus health clinic has a women's clinic that provides condoms, affordable birth control and sexually transmitted infection tests. The main clinic also provides STI tests for males.
It takes a lot of hard work to play. Anyone who has an active sex life should be working hard to ensure that they also have a safe sexual life.
The issue of safe sex doesn't come down to whether sex is morally sound. No one should be prosecuted for having sex, whether casual or in a meaningful relationship. What is worthy of judgment is the irresponsibility of sexually active individuals who willfully ignore their responsibility to themselves and their partner.
One of the biggest problems facing safer sexual practices is the social stigma that comes from the actual act of sex, particularly regarding women.
More often than not, women find themselves in precarious situations of whether it is morally and socially acceptable to have sex. They might be ashamed to purchase protection or set up necessary medical checkups.
The situation can be similar for men. Buying condoms in the middle of a crowded Wal-Mart can seem like an invasion of privacy. But if anyone's character is judged for being responsible enough to protect themselves and their partner, the only verdict is that person is intelligent.
Another major fear for sexually active women, as well as men, is the pregnancy scare. While safe sex holds no perfect guarantee against pregnancy, it does decrease the chances of conception. And while the fear could always be present, no matter what the situation, being less responsible only increases the pregnancy fear.
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