That's why it's so important to support policies that have been shown to effectively reduce the unplanned pregnancy rate.
1) comprehensive sex ed
Yeah, to a degree maybe. I definitely was not comfortable when my 9 year old niece wants to question me about transgenders and ask how she could be a boy. First off, she is 9 and still prepubescent. She should be doing kid stuff not learning about adult sexual issues. At 9, all I knew is I peed out of it, don't let people touch me there, and I was fine. A
child is not even developed enough to understand these complex sexual issues.
I agree that parents should teach their children about sex, but on the same token, they
will figure it out on their own. I believe some awkwardness is a good thing. I loved the fact that my daughter would be embarrassed to be naked in front of a boy. I have been told by my daughter that I helped guide her in what she should look for in appropriate affection with a man. Little things like not allowing her to sit in, or straddle my lap. She could sit beside me or on my hip and snuggle. But not on my lap, because girls don't sit in boys laps, it's not appropriate. Sometimes she would get out of the bath and go running through the house. I would lovingly, and playfully correct that. I would tell her she can't run around naked with boys in the house. Inferring to myself. Those little seeds get set. Personally, I do not feel a father has any business seeing a child naked once they are no longer in diapers. Forgive me if that sounds sexist but bath time is mommy's job. And trust me, from the age of 5-6 on she would be mortified to have allowed me to see her in her underwear, or bare chested. I think that is appropriate. Their should be that sense of modesty around men. I honestly believe little things like that do so much more than laying it all out and telling them how to have sex.
2) adequate social safety nets for single, soon-to-be moms
These need to be implemented in a way that the aid is proven to go to the child, and are supplemental to income earned.
Providing goods and services such as baby food, diapers, prenatal care, daycare or the like, would be more affectual in my opinion; then giving someone a stamp/card such as food stamps that can be sold on the streets for other things.
No money, vouchers, or cards. Actual products and services arranged and provided for the individual by the social net that leaves nothing tangible in the individual's hand to exploit. Unless there is a black market for diapers, and baby powder that is.
3) make sure that women have access to birth control via both insurance for those who work, and at no cost for those who don't
I agree with this. I would rather you not get pregnant than abort a child. However the availability may not help any. I don't know if you know this but condoms are horrible. People don't use them at times. And the other options I would not advise unless the women's know whether or not she is allergic.