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sexual health - ANSWER-a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well being in
relation to sexuality, not the mere absence of disease, dysfunction of infirmary
sexual health education - ANSWER-the process of equipping individuals, couples,
families and communities with the information, motivation and behavioural skills needed
to enhance sexual health and avoid negative sexual health outcomes
age of consent to sexual activity in canada - ANSWER-16
a person 14 or 15 can consent to sex as long as partner is - ANSWER-less than 5 years
older and no relationship of trust, authority or dependancy
close in age exception - ANSWER-for 12 and 13 year olds to consent to sexual activity
the partner must be less than 2 years older and no relationship of trust/authority.
sexual intercourse stats in canada - ANSWER-15-17: 20.6%
18-19: 52.4%
20-24: 71.5%
condom use among those sexuallyactive - ANSWER-15-17: 79.9%
18-19: 67.3%
20-24: 55.1%
highest rates of reported chlamydia in 2019 were in with group - ANSWER-females
aged 20-24
highest rates of reported gonorrhea in 2019 were in with group - ANSWER-males aged
25-29
where in canada has highest rates of chlamydia in 2019 - ANSWER-Nunavut, followed
by Northwest Territories
much of the prevalence of STIs we see comes down to what - ANSWER-the lack of sex
education
what's another possible impact of lack of sex education in canada - ANSWER-we've
seen decline in all crimes, but sexual assault rates
,disagreement not around _________ sexual health should be taught, but rather ______
and _______ should be taught - ANSWER-whether
how; what
____%+ of students agreed sexual health should be taught in schools, as well as ____
%+ of parents - ANSWER-90%
87%
of Canadas total expenditures on health, what percentage makes up spending on public
health - ANSWER-5%
Rodriguez v British Columbia - ANSWER-1993
Sue Rodriguez had ALS, went to court
One of the reasons first time a case like this came up with someone very open to being
in the media
Criminal code prevented assisting someone with suicide
Challenged sections 7, 15(1) and 12- if she wanted to commit suicide she wouldn't be
able to eventually
section 7 of criminal code - ANSWER-right to life, liberty, security
section 15(1) of criminal code - ANSWER-everyone is equal before and under the law
and has right to equal protection and benefit of the law w/o discrimination
section 12 of criminal code - ANSWER-everyone has the right not to be subjected to
any Cruel and unusual treatment or punishment
ruling of Rodriguez v BC - ANSWER-maj rejected the claim that the prohibition violated
her protection against cruel and unusual punishment and the guarantee of equal rights
they did recognize that her right to security of the person was denied as it denied her
personal autonomy causing physical and psychological distress
upheld principles of fundamental justice as lifting prohibition could lead to abuses
among most vulnerable
5-4 ruling found the CC provision constitutional
Carter (Taylor) v. Canada (2015) - ANSWER-Taylor and carter challenged the same
part of the criminal code, challanging two parts of the charter 7 AND 15(1); they didn't
need to challenge the one that Sue's case already proved (previous)
This case was different bc it involved interveners (groups with passionate interest in the
case), thus case was known to have one of the longest list of interveners in Canadian
case history
, Interest groups in Carter (Taylor) v. Canada (2015) - ANSWER-dying with dignity
Canadian council for disabilities
canadian council for academics
BC cicil liberties association
what made Carter (Taylor) v. Canada (2015) case different - ANSWER-Different part -
section C
More emphasis on intolerable suffering
Weighed the aim of law with its effect
found the law to be overly broad
was stuck down unanimously
What happens when a law is struck down? Gov is given time to come up with
something new; new law to cover this
Came up with bill C-14:
differing opinions of how sex education should be taught - ANSWER-abstinence only
risks of sex (STIs, pregnancy)
comprehensive approach
a comprehensive approach to teaching sex ed would consist of - ANSWER-abstinence
risks of sex
sexual pleasure
consent, being free from coercion
etc
from 1998 to 2015, the Ontario health and physical education curriculum has increase
from ____ to ______ pages - ANSWER-42
244
t or f: Ontarios current sex ed curricula, is most up to date in country - ANSWER-true
grade 1 to 12 addresses sexual orientation, sexting and consent
t or f: current sex ed curriculum has caused protests against it - ANSWER-true
t or f: ford government scraps new curriculum due to controversy and protests; says
they'll revert to old one (2015 version) in 2018 - ANSWER-true
in the 2015 version of sex ed curriculum outlined in the healthy living section was
human development and sexual health but in the revised version (2018) they actually
went back to what - ANSWER-the 1998 growth and development; no expectations to
teach sex ed