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Wednesday, November 09, 2005

The Durex Survey

Singapore ranks 2nd for unplanned pregnancies for both age groups of below 16 and 17-18. It ranked 3rd for the age group of 19 and above. The average age of first sexual experience for Singaporeans is 18.4 years old. - Source: TNP

What can this survey prove?

  1. Singaporeans do not exercise caution when having sex.
  2. Singaporeans do not care about the consequences of having sex.
Singapore often boasts about its high educational levels and literacy rates. Yet, personal issues of morality have been forgone.

There's no protest against pre-marital sex, definitely. The protest is about unwanted pregnancies.

What happens when unplanned preganancies occur? More often than so, people choose the easy way out- abortion.

They choose to remove a life that hasn't been fully formed, who is helpless against being pried out from living. There are not given a chance of survival. This sometimes aint a personal decision.

Husbands plead with career-minded women;
Women beg selfish husbands who are afraid of financial woes;
Couples go against wishes of their elders cuz they treasure their freedom;
Teenagers have no choice but to obey parents who care more about their "face".

What would you do if you had one?

Would you have the courage to make your own stand and live?

the hardest battle is one that is fought within oneself.



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