Conservatives raise the banner of morality and preach abstinence from premarital sex as the best way for young people to stay out of trouble. Liberals argue that the sex drive is a fundamental human desire, and that rather than putting a lid on things, it would be better to provide young people with the knowledge and contraceptive devices they need so that they'll be ready to act maturely when the time comes.
保守者舉道德大旗，希望以堵絕的方式，以「拒絕婚前性行為」減少青少年的性問題；解放者則認為性乃人之大欲，與其消極防堵，不如給予青少年最正確的性知識，提供避孕工具如保險套，以備突然來潮的情慾。