Should abstinence-only sex education be taught in primary and secondary school health curricula? [videorecording] / The William Pitt Debating Union presents a public debate ; speakers Margaret Meeker M.D. ; Darinka Maldonado ; Brenda Green ; Allison Hahn ; questioners Erika Herald ; Candice Ferguson ; host Gordon Mitchell.

Hahn, Allison and Mitchell, Gordon Should abstinence-only sex education be taught in primary and secondary school health curricula? [videorecording] / The William Pitt Debating Union presents a public debate ; speakers Margaret Meeker M.D. ; Darinka Maldonado ; Brenda Green ; Allison Hahn ; questioners Erika Herald ; Candice Ferguson ; host Gordon Mitchell. [Video]

	Video (QuickTime) (Introduction - Gordon Mitchell) Available under License : See the attached license file. Download (154MB)
	Video (QuickTime) (First Affirmative - Darinka Maldonado) Available under License : See the attached license file. Download (72MB)
	Video (QuickTime) (First Negative - Allison Hahn) Available under License : See the attached license file. Download (59MB)
	Video (QuickTime) (Second Affirmative Constructive - Margaret Meeker M.D.) Available under License : See the attached license file. Download (173MB)
	Video (QuickTime) (Second Negative Constructive - Brenda Green) Available under License : See the attached license file. Download (102MB)
	Video (QuickTime) (Audience Questions 1) Available under License : See the attached license file. Download (103MB)
	Video (QuickTime) (Affirmative Rebuttal - Maldonado and Meeker) Available under License : See the attached license file. Download (44MB)
	Video (AVI) (Negative Rebuttal - Hahn and Green) Available under License : See the attached license file. Download (1GB)
	Video (QuickTime) (Audience Questions 2) Available under License : See the attached license file. Download (168MB)
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Abstract

Abstinence-only education programs have been gaining in popularity since passage of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act, which allocated $50 million annually over the course of five years for programs that promote abstinence and do not discuss contraception. While the Bush administration accelerated this trend by dramatically increasing federal funding for abstinence-only education programs, many critics, including organizations such as the American Medical Association, argue that such programs do not work and should be shelved in favor of “comprehensive” sex education curricula that emphasize safer sex practices and contraception. The public debate over which form of sex education should be taught in American schools affects nearly everyone and touches on a wide array of issues including the “epidemic” of sexually-transmitted disease afflicting American teens, effectiveness of various programs, cultural aspects of sexuality, and the role of religion in public life. To explore these issues in a deliberative and pedagogical setting, the University of Pittsburgh’s William Pitt Debating Union hosted a debate on abstinence-only sex education. Each side in the debate features a prominent expert in the field paired with an accomplished student intercollegiate debater. A panel of questioners include Erika Herald, Miss America 2003. The debate is moderated by Dr. Gordon R. Mitchell, Associate Professor of Communication and Director of Debate at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Item Type:	Video
Creators/Authors:	Creators Email Pitt Username ORCID Hahn, Allison Mitchell, Gordon gordonm@pitt.edu GORDONM
Institution:	University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs:	Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Communication: Rhetoric and Communication
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Sex, education, Sex, behavior, Sex, instruction, Parent, Child, Relations, Abstinence, Sexual, abstinence, Teenage, pregnancy, Sexual, ethics, Health, education, Sexually, transmitted, diseases, Sex, instruction, for, teenagers, Debate, Public, Debate, Education, debate, Silver, Ring, Thing
Additional Information:	Index to video clips 01 Introduction – Gordon Mitchell 02 First Affirmative Constructive – Darinka Maldonado 03 First Negative Constructive – Allison Hahn 04 Second Affirmative Constructive – Margaret Meeker M.D. 05 Second Negative Constructive – Brenda Green 06 Audience Questions 07 Affirmative Rebuttal – Maldonado and Meeker 08 Negative Rebuttal – Hahn and Green 09 Audience Questions
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2009 16:46
Last Modified:	25 Aug 2017 05:11
URI:	http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/2780

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