Thailand: Facebook Sinisisi sa Maagang Pagbubuntis
Isa ang Thailand sa mga bansang may pinakamaraming maagang nabubuntis sa buong mundo. Bawat taon, tinatayang may 120,000 na hindi sinasadyang nabubuntis sa murang edad, at mukhang may kinalaman ang sikat na social networking site na Facebook, kung paniniwalaan ang naging resulta ng pag-aaral ng National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB):
The NESDB has revealed that people in the age group of 18-24 are the biggest group of facebook users, accounting for 40% of all users.
The Board said that the social media growth is partly to blame for the teen pregnancy problems as some youngsters post seducing messages or video clips online.
Sinabi ng Lupon na ang paglobo ng social media ay isa sa mga dahilan sa suliranin ng maagang pagbubuntis dahil ilang kabataan ang naglalagay ng mapanuksong message o bidyo online.
Litrato mula Pattaya Daily News
Tinukoy naman ni Saksith Saiyasombut ang mga kakulangan sa programang araling sekswalidad ng Thailand:
Of course the largest social network is to be blamed for the all the steamy content that drive teenagers to have unprotected sex. Or it could be the much more simple explanation – Thailand has a severe problem with sexual education.
If the moral outrage could be put to one side, the powers that be might be able to see that the only reasonable solution to avoid teen pregnancies is to have proper sexual education and face the naked truth about the existence of sexuality instead of tucking it away.
Kung isasantabi muna natin ang kasalukuyang isyung immoral, marahil ay makikita ng mga nakaluklok sa kapangyarihan na ang pinakamainam na solusyon upang maiwasan ang maagang pagbubuntis ay ang wastong edukasyon tungkol sa sex at harapin ang realidad ng sekswalidad kaysa sa isawalang-bahala ito.
Dagdag naman ni Ricefieldradio, walang kinalaman ang social media sa paglaganap ng maagang pagbubuntis:
Facebook and other Social media has nothing to do with teen pregnancies or sex. It's hormones. Young people managed to have sex way before any of the social network founders mothers was even inseminated.
Binanggit naman ni Tasty Thailand ang umuunting oras sa klase na ginugugol sa araling sekswalidad sa Thailand:
After all, 18 may be technically a 'teen' but, by law, it's actually the age of an adult. So that doesn't fit the 'blame Facebook' camp for teen pregnancies at all
Because, after all, Thailand's growing teen pregnancy rate can't be because sex education classes in Thai schools have been drastically reduced in recent years, or because Thai parents don't teach their kids about contraception now can it?
Kunsabagay, hindi naman maaaring isisi ang lumulobong bilang ng maagang pagbubuntis sa Thailand sa pagbawas ng mga araling sekswalidad sa mga paraalan, o sa kakulangan ng pagtuturo ng mga magulang sa kanilang mga anak tungkol sa paggamit ng contraception, hindi ba?
Kinilala ng FACT - Freedom Against Censorship Thailand ang papel na ginagampan ng mga magulang:
Sure, Facebook may make it easier for our kids to hook up. But it’s bad parenting which fails to supervise your kid on a computer. Maybe kids just need to play football with friends…a lot of football!
Heto ang ilang reaksyon sa Twitter. Mula kay @thaimythbuster:
#THailand #Facebook did it and shares the blame for Thailand's teen pregnancies. Wondering who was to blame ten years ago… Prem?
@CoconutsBangkok To think, we always thought unprotected sex causes teen pregnancies. Apparently Facebook does actually!
Hindi ito ang unang pagkakataon na sinisi ang Facebook sa pagdami ng bilang ng maagang nabubuntis. Noong isang taon, sinisi ng pinuno ng isang relihiyosong pangkat sa Central Java, Indonesia ang social network sa dumaraming pagpapakasal sa murang edad at hindi-sinadsadyang pagbubuntis sa bansa.
