This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether STDs are a serious problem, whether comprehensive sex education is effective, whether the US Global AIDS Policy is effective, and whether mandatory HIV testing would save lives.
Chapter Preface -- 1. STDs Are a Serious Problem -- 2. Fears of STDs Are Exaggerated / Lisa Kaiser -- 3. HIV Is a Serious Problem for Gay Men / Grant Stoddard -- 4. The HIV Problem for Gay Men Is Distorted / Carol Midgley -- 5. Impact of HIV and AIDS on Africa / Tony Valenzuela -- 6. AIDS Epidemic in Africa Is Overestimated / Avert -- 7. Syphilis Is a Growing Threat / Craig Timberg -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography / T. Hesketh / X.J. Ye / W.X. Zhu -- Chapter Preface / W.X. Zhu / X.J. Ye / T. Hesketh -- 1. Abstinence-Only Education Is Effective / American College of Pediatricians / T. Hesketh / X.J. Ye / W.X. Zhu -- 2. Abstinence-Only Education Is Ineffective / X.J. Ye / T. Hesketh / W.X. Zhu -- 3. Comprehensive Sex Education Is Effective / Cory Richards -- 4. Comprehensive Sex Education Is Harmful / Margaret J. Blythe -- 5. Many Sex Education Programs Are Sexist / Miriam Grossman -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography / Cara Kulwicki -- Chapter Preface / Cara Kulwicki -- 1. Virginity Pledges Have No Impact on STD Rates Among Youths / Cara Kulwicki -- 2. Virginity Pledges Reduce STD Rates Among Youths / Ceci Connolly -- 3. Condoms Protect Against STDs / Robert Rector / Kirk Johnson -- 4. Senior Citizens Should Use Condoms to Prevent STDs / Judith Reichman -- 5. Condoms Do Not Protect Fully Against Some STDs / Deborah Kotz -- 6. Routine STD Testing and Treatment Can Reduce the Spread of HIV / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Heather Corinna -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography / Heather Corinna -- Chapter Preface / Heather Corinna -- 1. US Global AIDS Policy Is Effective / Heather Corinna / United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) -- 2. US Global AIDS Policy Is Ineffective / Heather Corinna -- 3. Opt-Out HIV Testing Presents Legal and Ethical Issues / Simon Reid-Henry -- 4. Mandatory HIV Testing Will Save Lives / Catherine Hanssens -- 5. Experimental HIV Vaccine Is Promising / Sanford F. Kuvin -- 6. HIV Vaccine Is Unnecessary / Gautam Naik -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography / Mike Adams.
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