Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Are sexually transmitted diseases a serious problem? -- 1. STDs are a serious problem / Youth Connection -- 2. The threat of STDs is exaggerated / Alison Motluck -- 3. The AIDS epidemic is devastating Africa / Patrick Dixon -- 4. AIDS is not the cause of Africa's health crisis / Christine Maggiore -- 5. Syphilis is a growing threat / Steve Mitchell -- 6. The eradication of syphilis is within reach / Judy Wasserheit and George Counts. -- Chapter 2: How should the government educate youths about sexually transmitted diseases? 1. The government should promote abstinence-only education / Melissa G. Pardue -- 2. Abstinence-only education is ineffective / Patricia Miller -- 3. The government should fund comprehensive sex education programs / Louise Melling -- 4. The government should not fund comprehensive sex education programs / Joel Mowbray -- 5. The government should spend more on STD education in the African American community / Kai Wright -- 6. Greater individual responsibility can reduce STDs in the African American community / Phill Wilson. -- Chapter 3: How can individuals reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases? 1. Teens should take virginity pledges / Robert E. Rector, Kirk A. Johnson, and Jennifer A. Marshall -- 2. Virginity pledges have not reduced the spread of STDs / Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States -- 3. individuals should use condoms to prevent STDs / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- 4. The benefits of condom use are exaggerated / Angie Vineyard -- 5. Gay men should take responsibility for their sexual practices / Katherine Ernst -- 6. Accusing gay men of irresponsible sexual practices is counterproductive / Patrick Moore --

Chapter 4: How should the global AIDs crisis be addressed? 1. U.S. global AIDS policy is effective / Randall Tobias

2. U.S. global AIDS policy is ineffective / Joel Wendland

3. Mandatory HIV testing will save lives / David Horowitz

4. Mandatory HIV testing violates privacy rights / Robert DeKoven

5. The United States should do more to fight the global AIDs crisis / Global AIDS Alliance

6. Empowering women in developing nations is necessary to fight AIDS / Jennifer Davis

7. Microbicides must be made available to women in developing nations / Stephen Lewis.