Requiring parents to opt in to sex education could increase the rates of sexually transmitted infections and harm teenagers' emotional health, clinicians said.
For decades, Canadian public health officials, researchers, and clinicians have worked hand in hand with government officials to stem the rise of preventable and treatable sexually transmitted infections such as, and chlamydia. But Alberta legislators are working to change the rules governing sexual health education even as the province is experiencing
"If kids are not going to be getting adequate sex education at school, and won't necessarily be getting it at home, where will they be getting educated?" asked Dina Kulik, MD, a pediatrician, emergency room physician, and founder/director of, a multidisciplinary children's health clinic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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