"The Truth About Sex for Teens" to Air on KCOP-TV/UPN 13 on Oct. 26 at 6 p.m.; Teen Pregnancy Prevention Special Encourages Teens to Abstain From Sexual Activity.LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1998--Teens will learn "The Truth About Sex for Teens" in a 30-minute special hosted by Lakita Garth Lakita Garth is an American advocate of Sexual abstinence, and former beauty queen. She has addressed millions of teenagers through motivational assemblies across the United States and internationally. Lakita has testified before the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. , former Miss Black California, that airs Monday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m. on KCOP/UPN 13. "The Truth About Sex for Teens" addresses the risks and consequences of sexual activity and the benefits of abstinence in an upbeat, hip and positive manner. The program also features Richard Jackson Richard Jackson may refer to the following people:
 The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. . "The Truth About Sex for Teens" is part of a partnership between UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation 13 and the Partnership for Responsible Parenting, a statewide initiative to curb teen and unwed pregnancy. "In the last 24 hours, 173 babies have been born to unmarried teen-age girls in California," says Garth as she walks through Bell Gardens High School Infant Toddler Center, an alternative high school day-care center that cares for babies while their mothers attend school. Throughout the program, Garth encourages teens to "wait until you're ready" to have sex. She emphasizes that abstinence is the only foolproof method of avoiding pregnancy and disease. Other segments include: -- A.C. Green and Amber Bonasso ("Click," "Across the Border") have a question-and-answer session to illustrate how teens can respond if they feel pressured into having sex. -- Richard and Jonathan Jackson encourage males to take responsibility for their actions and become involved with their child's life if a pregnancy occurs. -- Interviews with: young expectant mothers about the realities of teen pregnancy and how it has changed their lives; an HIV-positive heterosexual woman who advises teens about responsibility, abstinence and the danger of sexual activity; and teens from the Abstinence Club from Inglewood, who discuss why they practice abstinence. -- Comments from Detective Gina Rubalcava of the Parker Center/Los Angeles Police Department about statutory rape Sexual intercourse by an adult with a person below a statutorily designated age. The criminal offense of statutory rape is committed when an adult sexually penetrates a person who, under the law, is incapable of consenting to sex. and the legal ramifications ramifications npl → Auswirkungen pl of having sex with a minor. -- Psychologist Frank Zizzo, Ph.D., provides insight and advice to parents and teens about how to talk about sex. "The Truth About Sex for Teens" airs Monday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m. on KCOP/UPN 13. |
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