Informed choice is best

THIS is in response to the letter by Dr Rafidah Hanim Mokhtar that was published yesterday in The Star, “Sex education must be guided by our values” (July 8; online at bit.ly/star_sexeducate).

Various arguments on the approach to empowering young people about their sexual and reproductive health inevitably include a personal and moral compass. There is no doubt that the notion of abstinence would serve as one of the solutions to the social issues young people are facing – but when it comes to interventions, they must be evidence-based rather than based on moral judgements, which are often subject to personal bias.