The Disadvantages that the Aboriginal, Iranian and East Asian Ethnic Groups Face Within the Sexual Health Education System in North America
INTRODUCTION By: Sana Ahmed & Sabrina (insert last name)
**QUOTE ON PREGNANCY & STI RATES AMONGST MINORITIES IN CANADA & USA
The Canadian sexual health education system varies geographically, however North America’s main objective is to decrease the rates of sexually transmitted diseases and teenage pregnancy. As young adults become sexually active, in North America the education system implies that young boys and girls acquire knowledge in order to save themselves from taking on responsibilities they cannot afford, like unplanned pregnancies. Sexual education in Canada and USA is meant to provide the necessary tools for young adults so they are able to make the best choices when they start engaging in sexual activities. There are many approaches to sexual education; some teach abstinence while others use scare-tactics to avoid sexual activity. This sort of sexual education follows the cultural norm of the Canadian society; grasping the idea that having sex is not taboo or forbidden until marriage. No matter what approach is used, it is important to make sure that the sexual education programs are including all ethnic groups. This paper will explore how adolescents from the Aboriginal, Iranian and East Asian ethnicities are benefiting from the sexual health education system in North America.
ABORIGINAL ETHNIC GROUP By: Sabrina

IRANIAN ETHNIC GROUP
Teachers play an important role in the lives of our youth. They are meant to educate adolescents in order to assure that they will become active, responsible and healthy members of our society; and the importance of them receiving appropriate sexual education is crucial in this matter. It is designed to increase progressive social and sexual behaviour. Canada is