No More Bin Laden

[kandrathe]

Fixed that for you: Petty of me, I know, but the implication that only the promiscuous ones get pregnant irks me.

Thanks. Bad word choice on my part. I meant it more as casual (uncaring, unconcerned), and heedless. But, you are correct that the naive, and unprepared also get pregnant.

But, in the final analysis, how can there be rational discussion on a topic after the implication has been made that "sexual abstinence" is part of "living healthy lives"?

I meant living healthy in the psychological context more than the physical. What I tend to see in the media is a parade of addiction, and psychosis leading to unsafe behaviors, whether that be chemical, vehicular, or sexual. Underlying the entertainment is the dysfunction, which we are supposed to find hysterical. Most disturbing are the "reality" shows, like Jersey Shore, which if anything are a lesson in choosing the wrong values.

Another thought struck me however; you can consider that there is an age where abstinence is the healthy choice (e.g. < 14 perhaps). Is there an age where we'd expect that in order to be considered healthy, a person would be engaging in intercourse regularly? I think perhaps this is a point where society's opinion is quite diverse.