(CNSNews.com) -- A new report from the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) says comprehensive sex education should be provided to children as young as 10 years old but abstinence-based sex education as promoted by religious groups, such as the Catholic Church and Islamic schools, is ineffective and should not be utilized.
The IPPF’s analysis and recommendations have been denounced by some Catholic and pro-family organizations.
“Young people have the right to be fully informed about sexuality and to have access to contraceptives and other services,” said Bert Koenders, minister for Development Cooperation for the Netherlands government, in the foreword to the report, “Stand & Deliver: Sex, Health and Young People in the 21st Century.”
“These rights are enshrined in various internationally agreed human rights conventions and treaties, but -- unfortunately -- they are still not universally respected,” wrote Koenders...
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