Controversial Question Regarding Sex Before Marriage

When creating a project on a topic such as dating, there is one issue that seems to really stick out; the issue of sex before marriage. Religion has and always will be a controversial topic. But for many religions, there seems to be a common ground for the taboo of having premarital sex. Some use this reason alone to hold off on having sex before getting married, but to others this reason is not strong enough.
There are people who have a very strong and powerful faith in their belief/religion that is against premarital sex; however they still choose to “get it on”. This is not to say that these people are bad in any means. No. It is just showing how controversial this topic is. Would you like to know which websites are rated the top 5 dating sites of 2009, click on this link http://www.consumer-rankings.com/Dating/?c=4&e=r&ch=1&ad=3522738760&sc=search&kw=top%20dating%20sites&ag=1339547470&cr=22951492&gclid=CMiEzMyg4J0CFSZdagodqShVNQ
Some say that they do not have premarital sex out of the fear of unplanned pregnancies. Which leads to the question of pro-life vs. pro-choice? If you did/do have an unplanned pregnancy, do you have an abortion, give it up for adoption, conceive the child and leave it to die, or keep and raise the child. Here is a link to information about in-clinic abortion procedures http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/abortion/in-clinic-abortion-procedures-4359.htm. Here, we have a link that says “In 2001, approximately one-half of pregnancies in the United States were unintended (Finer 2006, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health), and the United States has set a national goal of decreasing unintended pregnancies to 30% by 2010” http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/UnintendedPregnancy/index.htm. Going along with the topic of fear comes the fear of contracting STD’s. As an example, when asking a college student if he wants to have premarital sex, he replied “F**k yeah I wanna get laid, but what if I find a b***h that puts out; who’s to say she doesn’t sleep around and isn’t cum filled with diseases”. This link shows astounding facts, such as pregnancies among females living in the U.S. reached 745,000 http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2009/r090716a.htm. Do you want to know more about STD’s? Check out this link http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/stds-hiv-safer-sex-101.htm.
One’s morals and ethics may also serve as a boundary to premarital sex. One may not be religious and still through their own morals hold off on sex. There is also the topic of one’s family morals and ethics. A family may have strict penalties if one disobeys their rules/morals, such as being thrown out of the house to the ethics of having female surgical circumcisions to ensure a “pure”, “honest”, abiding way of life. Check out this link to learn more about relationship responsibilities http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/relationships/relationship-responsibilities-19914.htm.
How do you feel about the issue of sex before marriage?