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Contraception
Sexually Transmitted
Diseases (STD's)
Abortion: Facts and
Stories
Adoption
About Us
Our Mission:
- To educate, inspire and encourage youth to save sex for marriage and choose life rather than abortion.
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Sex Before Marriage?
Consider the Consequences
IF YOU WAIT UNTIL MARRIAGE, YOU CAN:
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Know that a person likes you because of who you are and not because you
will “go all the way”
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Have self-respect and respect from others because of standing firm and
accomplishing a goal
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Know trust, honesty and patience
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Experience peace of mind
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Develop true intimacy
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Have a clear conscience
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Have healthy relationships
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Discover the true meaning of love
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Share a bond with your spouse that no one else has shared
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Focus on communication skills and develop non-sexual relationships
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Have a solid foundation as you enter marriage
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Look forward to a very special honeymoon!
Adapted from Choices/Teen Awareness, Inc.
IF YOU DON’T WAIT, ARE YOU READY FOR:
EMOTIONAL HEARTACHES
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Guilt
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Regrets
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Loss of self-respect
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Depression
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Suicidal thoughts
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Ruined relationships
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Anger
PREGNANCY
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Immediate marriage
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Adoption (to give your baby to another family)
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Single parenthood
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Abortion’s consequences (read stories about dangerous and deadly abortions
– pgs. 16-19)
STDS AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS
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AIDS
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Syphilis
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Gonorrhea
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Herpes
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Chlamydia
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Genital warts
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Vaginal infections
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Sterility risks
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Cervical cancer
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Breast cancer
(WARNING! Even if you use contraceptives, you’re still at risk for heartaches,
pregnancy and STDs.)
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“Living Together” Doesn’t Work
Research shows that marriages that started out as live-together unions have a 50 percent higher divorce rate.
Source: “The Role of Cohabitation in Declining Rates of Marriage,” Journal
of Marriage and the Family, v53, 1991, pp. 913-927
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