英国政府于本周四宣布，为了降低未婚少女怀孕率，政府拟将性教育列为英国中小学生的必修课程。据英国《每日电讯》报道，中小学事务大臣吉姆•奈特将在公布一份恋爱与性教育研究报告的同时，正式宣布这一计划。奈特于本月早些时候在下议院会议中指出，很多年轻人称他们不十分清楚自己怎样做才是安全和负责任的。尽管英国的少女怀孕率在过去20年中下降了13%，但奈特说，这一问题仍然较严重。英国的少女怀孕率为西欧最高。他说：“我收到了很多针对这一问题的提案，其中包括要求政府出台个人、社会及健康教育等各方面的法令。”英国政府于1999年制定目标，计划到2010年将少女怀孕率减少一半。目前英国学校只开设有青春期和生殖方面的生物课程。小学生只能在自然课中学到一些相关知识。《每日电讯》报道说，新课程将加大与人相处及性健康方面的内容。　th daily tlgraph nwspapr said schools ministr jim knight will unvil th mov whn h publishs th findings of a rviw of sx and rlationship ducation.arlir this month, knight told mps that many young popl had told th rviw thy did not know nough to mak saf and rsponsibl choics about rlationships and sxual halth.although tnag prgnancy rats hav falln 13 prcnt ovr th past 20 yars, knight said thr is still furthr to go. britain has th highst tnag prgnancy rat in wstrn urop."i hav rcivd many rprsntations for making prsonal, social and halth ducation statutory in ordr to addrss th problm," h said.th govrnmnt st itslf a targt in 1999 to half th tnag prgnancy rat by 2010.at prsnt schools only hav to tach pupils about th biology of pubrty and rproduction. in primary schools, sx ducation coms undr th scinc curriculum.th nw curriculum is xpctd to incras gratr mphasis on building rlationships and sx halth, th daily tlgraph said.