t - New York Civil Liberties Union

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transmitted inferiions, uuplinnu»! ¡In'gilli!:cy, ond CIIIOlÍOliill douht»
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roure nat ready to have sex if '"
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1. You think sex equals love.
2. You feel pressured.
3. You're a fi aid to say no.
4. it's just easier to give in.
5. You think everyone else is duinq it. (They're not l)
6. Your instincts tell you not to.
7. You don't know the facts about pregnancy.
8. You don't understand how bir th control works.
9. You don't think ct woman can get
pregnant the first time. (She can.)
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It goes against your moral beliefs.
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12. You'!! regret it ifl tÎle morning.
13. You feei embarrassed or ashamed.
14. You're doing it to prove something.
15. You call't support a child. ~Jíii'
16. You can't support yourself., \«~rt...lJ,¡;
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Your idea of commitment is a 3day video rental.
You believe sex befOíe rnaíriage is wíong.
You don't know how to protect yourself from
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20 .. '{ou don't knov'J the signs and sy:nptül1iS of sexuaHy
iransn1~tied infections (5T;5, also caned STDs).
21. '(ou think it \tvin Blake your partner ¡ove you.
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26,. '{ou/re not ready fori the relationship to change.
27. YOII're drunk.
28. You wish you were 1runk.
29. Your par trier is uruilr·
30. YClu,:~peet ~t ~o .be ¡rer feet.,
31. You ¡i just die if ¡t's Tot perteet.
32. You can't laugh tüg9tller about awkward elbows
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33. You're not ready to ~ake off your clothes.
34. You think HIVand rl\j¡DS only happen to other people.
.35. You think you can tJI! who has HIV by looking at them.
36. You don't think teeI~Sget I ¡¡V. (They do.)
37. You don't know tha~ abstinence is the only 100% protection
aqainst sexually tra¡15íllitted infections ond rregnan'Y.
38. 'You havenit talked about tomorrow.
39. You can't face the t~\ounht of tomorrow.
40. You:d be ~lorrified ¡II your parents íoU!:dout.
4'1. You re doinq Il just 30 your parents W¡i1 íind out.
42. You'r; .t,:o. sca:.ed tal think cle ar ly.
43. You tnini