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Pupils Told They Have A 'Right' To A Good Sex Life: That's The Advice For Youngsters From The NHS
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | July 12th 2009

Posted on 07/12/2009 6:22:46 PM PDT by Steelfish

Pupils told they have a 'right' to a good sex life: That's the advice for youngsters from the NHS

By DANIEL MARTIN 12th July 2009

'Unbelievable': An NHS leaflet is telling school pupils they have a 'right' to an enjoyable sex life and that 'an orgasm a day keeps the doctor away'

The NHS is telling school pupils they have a 'right' to an enjoyable sex life and that it is good for their health.

A Health Service leaflet says experts concentrate too much on the need for safe sex and loving relationships, and not enough on the pleasure it can bring.

But family campaigners last night condemned the guidance, saying it encouraged underage sex and could increase rates of sexually-transmitted diseases.

Under the heading 'an orgasm a day keeps the doctor away', the leaflet says: 'Health promotion experts advocate five portions of fruit and veg a day and 30 minutes physical activity three times a week. What about sex or masturbation twice a week?'

The advice, which also claims regular sex is good for cardiovascular health, has been circulated to parents, teachers and youth workers.

It came to light just a week after it emerged that teenagers who took part in a £6million Government initiative to reduce teenage pregnancies were more than twice as likely to fall pregnant as other girls.

The scheme tried to persuade girls not to get pregnant by handing out condoms and teaching them about sex.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: nhs; pupils; sex; sexeducation; ungland
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To: TigersEye

Yup lmao!


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