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Ourselves, aids information cannot be what some call value neutral. after all, when it comes to preventing aids, dont medicine and morality teach the same lessons. >> this was a nightmare for the administration. what they wanted was to say abstain, not how to do it safely, just dont do it. >> i think abstinence has been lacking in much of the education. >> coop said whatever you think of homosexuality, it is irresponsible not to share what we know about the way to act on your sexual desires safe...

But the problem is around a a third of teens are sexting and young adults the rate is up to 60%. so saying just dont do it doesnt work for most people because like sexual behavior, people are going to do it any way even if you tell them not to. just like with abstinence if all you do is teach them abstinence they are not left with any tools to reduce the harms, to have that complete picture of information to make informed choices about risk. i think the really important thing to remember is that...

I know. and so heres where i think theres a little nuance to what theyre saying, and that is, there is no consensus on how little is okay, but theres a lot of literature and a lot of research and information about how much too much is not okay. >> okay. >> so its kind of like okay so what do you do with that information? how low can you go and still get away with it? we dont know the answer to that. so from their position, and of course, the american college of obstetrics and gynecologists are o...

People need to talk to children. there is abstinence. if youre going to have sex, theres condoms and birth control. lets try to be as responsible as we can. anything? >> i think kymyada in her youth is a very selfish person. i think were seeing that and hearing that today. what i havent heard is i miss my baby, i want to go home. i think kymyada is going to keep doing what she wants to do. i think shes too young to understand whats in her best interest and the court needs to step in to assist he...

There is abstinence. if youre going to have sex, theres condoms and all other forms of birth control. lets try to be as responsible as we can. >> i think kymyada in her youth is a very selfish person. i think were seeing that and hearing that today. what i havent heard is i miss my baby, i want to go home. i think kymyada is going to keep doing what she wants to do. i think shes too young to understand whats in her best interest and the court needs to step in to assist her. >> kymyada says she w...

Sobriety, abstinence and really looking forward to recovery. >> shes 15. >> 15. >> and the addiction started, as you pointed out, with painkillers. were those prescribed to her? >> they were not, but i think they were prescribed to parents, maybe, in our neighborhood, maybe some kids in the neighborhood that then go into the medicine cabinets, take it and sell it on the streets or in school or wherever. kids have easy access to this stuff. >> and i think some people might be surprised when you s...

Faith cleansed me of my sins, and faith will see me through. thats all there is to it. >> when we visited iowa state penitentiary, we found the prison attempts to provide services for a wide range of religious beliefs. >> a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. is for them to pray, to see god answer something, is just something very special, very empowering. >> then we met an inmate named travis wolfkill. >> in the name of satan, ruler of the earth, the king of ...

Parent can talk to them at home. the point of clinics at school is when the relationship isnt happening at home the child has a place to go to protect herself sexually. >> i have the statement from the school and state medicaid program. they say if the young person is not choosing abstinence she would be able to have a long acting inserted without parent consent. >> this isnt giving out lollipops. why cant we be on the side of the mom in over her head? think about the inner city mom in baltimore...

>> when we visited iowa state penitentiary we found the prison attempts to provide services for a wide range of religious beliefs. >> a lot of religions are just a quieting, mellowing, peaceful time and so for them to pray to see god answer something is just very, very special, so its empowering. >> then we met an inmate named travis wolfkill. >> in the name of satan the ruler of the earth, the king of the world, i command darkness to bestow the eternal power upon me. im in a satanic group here....

Secondly, you going out and taking your baby and staying out all night, and you needed some me time. i got news for you about that. when you decide to have a baby there is no more me time. the me time goes out the window when you decide to have a baby. and i agree with your mother, you cant be bringing a boy into the house because youre just going to get pregnant again. which leads me to my next point, do you get birth control? >> i get the shot. >> your mother is shaking her head no. yes maam? ...