Texas groups want more on condoms in books

donwarnersaklad says:

Re:The strategy. Get tested together before sex.
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      Where are the stats proving your little process works?

                    There are no rate of hiv infection statistics for the general population.
                    Would you have sex with somebody you just met who tells you
                    they have an infection and that if you get it
                    you could die?…

      I don’t see any anywhere,
      so how can you say it works better than condoms.

                    You and a potential sex partner get tested together before sex,
                    an infection is detected and the information can be used to
                    prevent further infection.

      Well, okay, no sex, but until they develop
      drive through blood testing, condoms will have to do.

      Someone out for a one night stand sure as hell isn’t going to
      bother getting tested “together” with his/her partner of choice.

      Regardless of your moral stance on one night stands,
      they do happen, and will continue to happen.

      And I don’t really see getting tested “together”
      as something many couples would do anyway.

      It’s just really creepy, if you ask me.

                    What about it is creepy?…
                    What about finding out you or your potential sex partner has an infection?…

      Oh, your “testing together” would also be considered a
      “so-called safer sex practice” along with condoms.

      I don’t think testing will make a big difference.

      So, what happens if one partner tests positive for an STD?

      Do they still have sex?

      If so, then they’d have to use a condom…

                    With test results ambiguity is reduced. They can decide
                    together using the information.

      I do agree for condoms to work they have to be consistently used–
      they’re not that’s why we still have STDs kicking around
      (not just AIDS, btw).

      So to say condoms are a failure because people don’t use them is
      akin to saying aspirin doesn’t work for headaches
      when people don’t take the aspirin.

                    Doctors working in std clinics have sexually transmitted
                    infections as often as in the general population.

                    There is a pregnancy rate for heterosexual couples attempting to
                    use condoms to prevent pregnancy. They do not use condoms every
                    single time.

      Kids should be made aware of all the options,
      from chastity to using protection.

      I think kids should be encouraged to abstain from sex while in
      their teens, not because I’m a prude or sexually conservative,
      but because I think they’re not mature enough.

      Despite what they may think.

      But teenage sex, like one night stands, will continue to happen.

                    Most people will not do the strategy get tested together
                    before having sex, will not use so called safer sex
                    practices diligently nor use condoms diligently.
                    Nature has other plans for us.
                    It is the powerful biological imperative.
                    People are free to do the strategy.
                    Doing the strategy does not require diligence.

      And, frankly, condoms, and encouraging condom usage,
      is far safer than not using anything at all.

                    Parents can get tested together and be a model of
                    good health behavior for their teenagers.
                    It is not enough to tell kids. Being an example means more.