5 Safe sex: what’s that? How would you feel? Always have safe sex. Because it’s awful to have to worry afterwards about an STI or unwanted pregnancy. We went looking for some young people to find out how they would feel. choose between keeping the child or abortion. How do you make that choice? I wouldn’t want either. That’s why I’m on the pill. Then I don’t have to worry.’ MOHAMMED, AGE 17: ‘If my girlfriend got pregnant now, I’d have such a fright. I wouldn’t know what to do. If her mother would hear about it, she’d tell my parents. If my father would know about it, he’d definitely throw me out. Luckily it won’t happen, as we have safe sex.’ On the street ... JASMINE, AGE 16: ‘I’d hate it if I discovered I was pregnant and would have to VINCENT, AGE 16: ‘If I were to have sex without condoms, I’d worry about catching something. Then you wouldn’t really enjoy having sex. If you have safe sex, you don’t have to worry about it. So you can enjoy it much more.’ That’s how I’d feel How would you feel if you thought you’d run a risk of an STI or unwanted pregnancy? I’d worry I’d feel guilty I’d regret it I’d feel awful I wouldn’t worry I’d ………………………………………….… .…………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………. A great summer? STELLA, AGE 17: ‘Unsafe sex? Never again! I felt so awful. Last summer I went to a Scouting camp. I was a leader of a group of children. In the evenings we sat with all the leaders around the campfire. It was a terrific group and I liked Chris in particular. One evening we’d been having a lot of fun and then it happened. We’d both been drinking and weren’t thinking straight. Neither of us had condoms with us. And I wasn’t taking the pill then either. How stupid can you be? I worried so much. All I could think about was an STI or maybe even pregnancy. After two weeks of worrying I went to the doctor and told him what had happened. Fortunately I immediately had my period. My doctor advised me to have an STI test. The whole thing really affected how I felt about the camp. I never want to go through that again. I’ll never have sex without condoms anymore. And I’m on the pill now too.’ 34 LONG LIVE LOVE
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