Blog #6 -Prenatal Testing

Prenatal testing should be routine for all pregnant women. All the tests are going to do is to help the mother have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. If there are any problems discovered in the tests, the doctor can either prescribe a medicine for you or tell you what you need to do in order to help fix the problem. There are a lot of sicknesses that can be detected with prenatal test and also a lot of ways to cure the sickness while the baby is still in the womb with these test. They also can help prepare the parents and the medical staff of what they need to have ready for when the baby is born in case the problem cannot be fixed in the womb. The prenatal tests has nothing but benefits for the parents, the baby and the medical staff.

Contraceptive Influences

Some cultures have believed since the beginning of time that using contraceptives is taboo, and they have passed this down from generation to generation and this way of thinking still weighs in on people using or not using contraceptives. Even though most people know the importance of using contraceptives, there are still those who value their family's belief and will choose that over the safe way.
Some religions do not believe in using contraceptives. They believe that if you use contraceptives, you are not allowing God to do his work in allowing you to become pregnant or they think that this will help girls to practice abstinence. Same goes for the religions as does for cultures, some people take what their religions says to heart and will not use contraceptives because of what their religion says.
With the way STD's are spreading, people need to look into their safety and well being first. If everyone would practice abstinence, then we wouldn't have to worry about safety and then maybe we could think by what are cultures and beliefs want us to think.

Should Sex Education be Taught in the Nation's Public Schools

I think that sex education should be taught in all schools. I realize that some people may think this would just encourage some kids to want to experience sex, but in the big picture I believe knowledge of what could happen is better than going out there totally blind. Kids learn early these days about sex so it really does not matter if it is taught in school or not, they are still going to hear about it, talk about it and see it on the television or movies. Learning about it in school would give them the correct information and facts opposed to learning about it from other kids that most likely have no idea what they are talking about. STDs are being passed around like candy these days and maybe the more kids know about them the less likely they will be to have sex, and if they do have sex hopefully they will use protection. Being taught about the dangers of sex and how to protect yourself should not be first heard about at school anyway. The talk should be done at home and the parents should be the ones that decide if they want to teach abstinence or to use protection. The school should be just a back up plan.

Encouraging Adolescents to Follow Healthy Behaviors

I believe that being up front and honest with our younger generations will provide guidance for them to choose healthy behaviors. Start talking to them before they become adolescents will also help to provide them guidance and keep reminding them of health issues regularly until it becomes drilled into their heads. Parents should lead by example. It is easier for a kid to understand the benefits of living a healthy life if they can see the benefits and not just hear about them.