Yes, the std rate in some states has increased and note they are states where many Planned Parenthoods have been shut down. The lawmakers in those states were shocked and were upset by the "unintended" consequences of a major health crisis they created by making reproductive heath education and low costs birth control unavailable especially in rural areas. It seems now their unmarried adult children were now becoming part of the national statistics on the rise of std's in their states. They did not like it. As a nurse, std's are treatable and few become chronic unless one ignores and is uneducated in reproductive health or cannot easily get or afford treatment. But for all the doom and gloom that sex is evil, many people have a lot of sex with no problems, getting reproductive health education, they make that a priority. Being informed allows one to be more in control of your body and helps you to make good choices, be responsible, while still having an active sex life.