Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders' statement regarding masturbation was misinterpreted by many as meaning that ____

a. masturbation should be mentioned in school health curricula
b. masturbation should be encouraged, over homosexual behavior, for teenagers questioning their sexual orientation
c. masturbation is an unhealthy expression of sexuality
d. students should be taught how to masturbate


ANS: D

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