TEENAGE SEX SHOULD REQUIRE PARENTAL CONSENT: AFFIRMATIVE

I agree that teenage sex should require parental consent. Communication between
parents and adolescents is very essential, especially regarding sex. In Teenage life, questioning
sex or sexual intercourse is inevitable due to the changes in their body that sometimes leads to
curiosity and turns into reality. Therefore, if and when sexually active teenagers started to be
intimate, sexual, or have sex with others, they should require parental consent.
First of all, having sex while a teenager is not required for it is a view as immoral
because Sex is a very complicated human activity, and can cause consequences such as feeling
used, getting pregnant, contracting a sexually transmitted infection, or feeling bad about
themselves. However, there is circumstances and time when a teenager is sexually active which
is why they need parental consent and guidance.
Teenage sex with no Parental consent may affect their sexual behavior, negatively. It
can be hard for teens to talk to their parents about being sexually active. But that is not the
case, many parents are open to discussing sex and birth control, especially if teenagers show
them that they want to act responsibly, and also parents are the closest people in most
teenager's life.
Nowadays, One of the problems our country faces is teenage pregnancy and even
education could not contain its population. Therefore, parents in adolescents’ health and safety
must give patronage, especially women. According to the law, under executive order no. 209,
article 220 “parents provided the duties and responsibilities of their children or whoever has
custody over the child to promote social, mental and physical development,” therefore, Parents
have the right to protect and guide their teenage child, whether the teenager like it or not
because it is their duty.
A parent knows what is best for their teenage child and they know how to help and
guide them in their decision-making for what they already experienced being a teenager.
According to the study of Silk and Romero, Adolescent parent-child communication about sex-
related topics can significantly reduce risky sexual behavior. Adolescents who talk to their
parents about dating, pregnancy, birth control, and/or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are
more likely to postpone their sexual initiation. Once adolescents become sexually active, they
are more likely to report using contraceptives and having fewer sexual partners. Therefore,
parents need to know the sexual life of their teenage to guide them.
In the bible, it does not explicitly address the require parental consent for teenage sex
however bible advises every child in Ephesians 6:1-3, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord,
for this is right. Honor your father and mother—which is the first commandment with a
promise— so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
Therefore Parents must play a central guiding role to guide teenagers’ development.
In conclusion, as the generation keeps improving so does the social life of a teenager,
Communication is a strong weapon to face the world. Therefore parents play a critical role in
improving teenage reproductive health by reducing teens’ risky sexual behavior Teenagers must
not be afraid to approach their parents because it is their responsibility to promote social,
mental, and physical development.

- Aivan Lantape