Condoms (Research Paper Sample)

Ann Makena
Education
Mr.XYZ
22nd December 2015
Should students be able to get free Condoms at school?
A condom is a latex device that is able to form a barrier during intercourse by preventing pregnancy and the spread of diseases like sexually transmitted infections. It helps the sperms from the male partner from passing through the female partner’s vagina, thus preventing both pregnancy and diseases that are transmitted sexually. A condom is the only form of contraception that prevents sexual diseases since it is a physical barrier. There are a variety of condoms including the female condoms which are cheap and easy to use (Trussell 11).
In the world we are living today, most of the teenagers who are in schools are very much sexually active. The harsh reality is that most of them do not confide with their parents that they are having sex. To help this situation, there is the need to have schools distributing condoms to these kids inorder to prevent the man repercussions of unplanned and unprotected sex. The abstinence idea seems not to be working among most teenagers and parents need to accept the harsh truth and be ready to support the idea of safe sex for their children.
It is often the norm for parents to advise their children when they become sexually active but we always see failure in the method. At school, there are trained personnel who will educate the kids in a much more elaborate way and give them the condoms for safety when in the act. Therefore, students should be able to get the condoms from their schools, where everything is open rather than in secret from friends who might misguide them.
Moreover, many kids come from different backgrounds where not all parents can be able to afford contraception methods for them. The fact that schools provide free condoms is a great way of helping the unfortunate kids and thus helping to bridge the gap of the teenagers who get affected by unprotected sex (Singe...