Educación sexual en Chile: limitaciones normativas y posibilidades de abordaje integral desde el currículum

Abstract

Sexual education is a fundamental scope in people's growth, however, its implementation results not only influences individual but also social aspects. In Chile, discussions about the necessity of giving sex education lessons in schools are not without tensions and pressures from conservative groups, so much so, it's been only from 2010 onwards that a law was enacted making sexual education compulsory in high school. However, there are some limitations that turn it more partial than integral.
The present article describes the evolution of sex education regulation in Chile, since the end of the 20th century, contradictions intrinsic to the right child and adolescent approach, and finally, we present a curriculum approach proposal.