Comments on: Teaching Teens Fertility Awareness http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0324/teaching-teens-fertility-awareness/ Weblog of the Pro-Life Action League's Youth Outreach Division Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:40:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Michael-2 http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0324/teaching-teens-fertility-awareness/#comment-45923 Michael-2 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:02:08 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0324/teaching-teens-fertility-awareness/#comment-45923 Yes, let us go for it. As the Billings people say this is "knowledge every woman should have". It could be used to increase promiscuity but I can see that it could help some young ladies in another way. They will know when most to avoid "vulnerable times and situations" not just because they could become pregnant, but also because for many women this fertile time leading up to ovulation is the time when they are most interested in the opposite sex. So in observing both their body and they mind they will see how their full anatomy is trying to make itself pregnant. I am not a woman but if they want to be chaste this could give them warning signs and so they could avoid the more tempting situations at these times; or so it looks that way to me. Yes, let us go for it. As the Billings people say this is “knowledge every woman should have”. It could be used to increase promiscuity but I can see that it could help some young ladies in another way. They will know when most to avoid “vulnerable times and situations” not just because they could become pregnant, but also because for many women this fertile time leading up to ovulation is the time when they are most interested in the opposite sex. So in observing both their body and they mind they will see how their full anatomy is trying to make itself pregnant. I am not a woman but if they want to be chaste this could give them warning signs and so they could avoid the more tempting situations at these times; or so it looks that way to me.

]]> By: Young Christian Woman http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0324/teaching-teens-fertility-awareness/#comment-45191 Young Christian Woman Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:18:04 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0324/teaching-teens-fertility-awareness/#comment-45191 I agree it should be taught. It could help girls recognize problems with their bodies, if were any. Now the only way that many women find out about reproductive disorders, generally, is trying to get pregnant and failing, but many of these affect other aspects of health as well. The concepts behind evolution are complicated, and so is birth control in its many forms, and many other things that teenagers are required to learn about. I agree it should be taught. It could help girls recognize problems with their bodies, if were any. Now the only way that many women find out about reproductive disorders, generally, is trying to get pregnant and failing, but many of these affect other aspects of health as well.
The concepts behind evolution are complicated, and so is birth control in its many forms, and many other things that teenagers are required to learn about.

]]> By: Sunnyday http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0324/teaching-teens-fertility-awareness/#comment-44924 Sunnyday Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:37:50 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0324/teaching-teens-fertility-awareness/#comment-44924 It's a legitimate concern but it's worth remembering that teaching fertility awareness is (or ought to be) education in life and love, not just about the workings of the human body. This is a great opportunity to teach them about relationships and sex in the context of love, marriage, God's design. The knowledge of fertility awareness may be abused, but I agree with you Annie -- that's no reason not to educate people about it. It’s a legitimate concern but it’s worth remembering that teaching fertility awareness is (or ought to be) education in life and love, not just about the workings of the human body. This is a great opportunity to teach them about relationships and sex in the context of love, marriage, God’s design.

The knowledge of fertility awareness may be abused, but I agree with you Annie — that’s no reason not to educate people about it.

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