PAS' Kuala Nerus MP Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali has warned the government's plan to re-introduce sex education for youths in school may prompt them to watch pornography.

 

"The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry's decision (to introduce sex education) will only bring greater harm as youths will use sex education as an excuse to watch pornography on the web," he said in a statement today.

 

He cited unnamed research in the UK which he claimed showed high levels of teen pregnancy in areas where sex education was actively promoted.

 

Likewise, Mohd Khairuddin ( left ) said Malaysia had implemented some elements of sex education between 1994 and 2010 but teen pregnancy remains prevalent.

 

"The proof supporting this are statistics of teen pregnancies which showed 18,000 recorded cases in 2013.

 

"There was also marked increase in cases of children born out of wedlock, with 234,647 cases registered at the end of 2011.

 

"These figures shows the measure (sex education) does not help and instead made things worse," he said.

 

Mohd Khairuddin, who is also PAS Ulama information chief, said in Islam, sex education is best left to parents who can teach their children in stages.

 

Furthermore, he said this form of sex education should also be incorporated with syariah such as on how women manage themselves during their periods when it comes to prayer.

 

"In conclusion, I reiterate that the implementation of the sex education module will not bring positive effects and will instead cause more adverse impact on the community's social problems if it is not done according to Islamic method.

 

"Bring the sex education module in line with Islam," he said.

 

The government last month announced it is mulling to introduce a sex education module for school students aged 16 and above.