On teenage pregnancy sex education does not affect

Talk about the fact that the introduction of school lessons of sex education will prevent teenagers from ill-considered actions were empty. Scientists have found that the rate of teenage pregnancy from these lessons does not change.

Professor of Industrial Economics at the University of Nottingham, David Paton said that unwanted teen pregnancy is "surprisingly resistant to any public and social initiatives" undertaken by the authorities. Thus, the level of teenage pregnancy   in England and Wales over the past 40 years has not changed.

From 1969 to 2009, the figure, however, is raised and lowered, but without any connection with the initiatives of the government to contain it. The lessons of sex education, which have been actively implemented in the United Kingdom back in the 1990s, generally had no effect on the level of teenage pregnancy . And only in recent years he has again reached a low of 40 years. Professor Paton believes that this is due to a much more liberal approach of the government to this issue.

"From 1969 to 2009, the rate of teenage pregnancy have ranged from 7 to 10 cases per thousand girls aged 16 years, - he says. - The peak figure reached in the mid-1970s, in the early 1990s and in 1996 . Since then, he almost imperceptibly declining. Pay particular attention to the peak of 1996, because in 1992, our government has adopted a law against unwanted pregnancies and STDs. As you can see, no effect is not given. "

According to the law schools began actively handing out condoms and to conduct lectures on contraception and sexual moderation. Now clearly that the desired results are not brought the law.

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