Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to sex


Sex education does not tell children to have sex. It teaches them to make smart choices.

AMANDA* didn’t even realise she had sex or was pregnant, until she had a miscarriage. She was just 15 then, and her uncle had told her “hugging and kissing” was love.

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