letter to NAEA

Dear National Abstinence Education Association,

Hello, I am a junior at Eckerd College. I was recently assigned to write a research paper on a subject that interested us. Over the last several years, sexuality within the American society has been of much interest to me. I decided to focus on comprehensive sexual education compared to abstinence-only.
After much of my research I was shocked to find how naïve our country is as a whole. For some it is by choice. They want to continue to live in the dark ages, instead of coming to realization that the culture we live in now is changing. For those who follow the conservative views, it might just be easier to be told what to do, instead of really going one step further to understand the importance of sexual education.
As a college student, especially living in environment where sex is available, I know sex happens! However, , many times they do not fully understand that their actions will have consequences. Students taught abstinence-only are “one-third less likely then non-pledgers to use contraception when becoming sexually active and they have the same rate as STDs as non pledgers.”(Klein 17) This study leads me question, might it just be better to give youth the information so they can at least choose to make good decisions instead of taking the risks.
I believe that everyone should be allowed to make their own decisions; unfortunately too many times those who are par-taking in sexual activities do not fully understand the consequences. I believe knowledge is power. This leads me to assume that younger adolescents and preteens know even less, which is a very scary idea.
Would the NAEA every think to look into abstinence-plus sexual education program? I think in the end it would be much more beneficial to least give out the knowledge now, instead of down the line having the adolescents stuck with a disease or unwanted pregnancy, when all of it could have been prevented.
If there are any pamphlets or other information that could help me understand why the NAEA would not choose to go to an abstinence-plus program I would truly appreciate it. I would love the opportunity to open my horizons and help make a change.
Thank you so much for your time.

Sincerely