sex education

Instruction on issues relating to human sexuality

Sex education is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual reproduction, age of consent, reproductive health, reproductive rights, safe sex, birth control and sexual abstinence. Sex education that covers all of these aspects is known as comprehensive sex education. Sex education may be provided by parents or caregivers, or as part at school programs and public health campaigns.

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