Mrs Behavin
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Just a thought? With as popular as teenage pregnancy has gotten over the years do you think schools should provide birth control? What is your opinion?
Should schools provide birth control?
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GraceAbounds
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No they shouldn't.
Schools are not allowed to give children an aspirin without written permission from the parents and now they want to give kids hormones/birth control.
Doctors and parents should be the only ones allowed to give pharmaceuticals to people/kids.
Schools are not allowed to give children an aspirin without written permission from the parents and now they want to give kids hormones/birth control.
Doctors and parents should be the only ones allowed to give pharmaceuticals to people/kids.
groundpounder
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Exactly what the fuck Gracie said.
Education, not rubbers
Education, not rubbers
Parents need to own up to their own kids, have the talk and provide them with birth control if it is needed.
It should not be the responsibility of the govt, or other tax payers to make sure YOUR kid doesn't get prego.
Schools should worry about nothing more than education... and even though some of you may not agree with me on this Religion should be kept out of schools.
just my 2 pesos
It should not be the responsibility of the govt, or other tax payers to make sure YOUR kid doesn't get prego.
Schools should worry about nothing more than education... and even though some of you may not agree with me on this Religion should be kept out of schools.
just my 2 pesos
Minor Axis
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As a parent, if I had a girl (which I did not), I'd want first say as to whether they get birth control or not before the school. However if I had a girl, while I would have tried my best to get them to focus on responsibility and realizing the impact of a young pregnancy on their lives, I don't think that abstinence is a realistic strategy. In most cases it's a strategy designed for failure. History and recent history proves it over and over, on a daily basis. Therefore if I had a daughter who I thought might fall off the abstinence wagon, I would have gotten her birth control.
As a society, if you have high number of teenage pregnancies, I could understand the argument that birth control is better than bunches of pregnancies so I understand the argument that schools should be allowed to give birth control out. I'm just not sure from a philosophical standpoint although from a logical standpoint it does make sense.
As a society, if you have high number of teenage pregnancies, I could understand the argument that birth control is better than bunches of pregnancies so I understand the argument that schools should be allowed to give birth control out. I'm just not sure from a philosophical standpoint although from a logical standpoint it does make sense.
COOL_BREEZE2
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This makes perfect sense.
Definatly not. Sex is something to be enjoyed with a partner you love, by two adults. It is not something kids should do during lunchtime in the bike sheds, because that's what giving out free contraception in schools will result in.
playground sex.
FreeWorkVest
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By birth control, I hope you mean condoms. I do not think schools should dispense condoms without parental permission. However, I do believe schools should teach about birth control
Do you think kids will stop having sex if they don't have access to contraception?
groundpounder
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that's not the point
Im undecided on it. I dont know that I like the fact of the school system educating my child on the thing of sex but on the otherhand if some kids feel they cant ask their parents maybe its the best thing because we all know they are going to do it regardless
groundpounder
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That's not the point. Whether you agree or disagree with underaged and unmarried people having sex is not the central theme here. This thread is not a morality play and it's not about trying to control the uncontrollable (the urge of school aged people to have sex).
But people who don't know how to debate or are uniformed try to make it so. It's about whether or not schools should provide birth control (see: title), not "should we have a problem with teenagers having sex?"
Didn't say that, but I can see where many will try to muddle the issue with that argument, but that is another thread. Entirely.
Schools should NOT provide birth control. That is a public heath service. Schools are for education. What they should focus on doing is EDUCATING their students about various types of birth control, from The Pill to condoms to hormones to abstinence. They should ALL be talked about in a very frank, educational, non-judgemental manner, and then allow the person to work with their parents or a trusted health professional to decide what's best for them.
A school has no business doing that. They EDUCATE.
And right here behind the school we have 2 dozen crazy fast 250cc motocross bikes. Now the sign right here clearly states that the students aren't allowed to ride them, so we don't supply helmets. We also don't have enough teachers to actually keep the kids from riding them around... Oh well, the parents can always give them a helmet if they are going to ride one around. But for now, we'll just keep this sign up that says they shouldn't ride them.
I understand that, I was replying to Carol's assertion that sex is only for couples who love each other - so it was hardly me who brought morality into it.
But if they do get prego, it will be our responsibility. We will pay for it one way or another.
There are parents that say, no way. This is something to be taught and dealt with in the home. I agree. It should be done at home, and if you do a good job and take care of it at home, then your kids won't be the ones going to see the school nurse for condoms. But what about all the parents that don't talk to their kids about sex? What about the kids that were talked to and still decide on having sex? Wouldn't you want them to have a place to get the protection they need? They can already walk into a planned parenthood clinic and get birth control pills and condoms no questions asked.
this also brings up the subject what if they cant get to a planned parenthood clinic or what if their parents refuse to give them birthcontrol because they think its advocating sex, but the child has already made the decision to do it anyway
My point exactly. If it's going to happen, then they need a place to go.
SouthOfHeaven
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as long as its not a prescription medication .. if its just as someone said before.. something like condoms I don't see why not not that it would be very effective anyway..
what kid do you know is going to go to their nurse or coulselor for condoms?
what kid do you know is going to go to their nurse or coulselor for condoms?
groundpounder
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EXACTLY!!!!!
The way sex education in this country is being done, it's also like, "OK, Johnny and Janey, here's a couple of Glock .40's, locked and loaded. Take them over behind the bleachers and twirl them around and HAVE FUN!!! You'll figure it out sooner or later."
What we need is a straighforward program that says things like, "This is The Pill. It's been around since 1960. It uses progesterone and estrogen to stop you from ovulating, greatly decreasing your chances of getting pregnant. If you use it exactly as you're supposed to, it's 99.7% effective. It does not prevent STD's
These are condoms. They go over the male's penis and provides a barrier for semen and if used exactly as prescibed, is 98% effective in preventing pregnancy. In 2000, the National Institutes of Health issued a report that stated condoms reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS transmission by 85% and a 2006 study shows they are 70% effective in preventing HPV transmission.
This is called a diaphragm. blah blah this effective etc etc does not prevent STDs yada yada
This is spermicide..it acts to kills sperm and has an 18% failure rate when used correctly. It does not prevent...
This is a cervical s p o n g e. Studies have shown...
Abstinence is the only type of birth control that is 100% effective at preventing pregnancy and every single type of STD."
Then letters need to be sent in the mail to the guardians detailing what was discussed. The school at that point has done its part - EDUCATION, not distribution. HUGE difference.
no, you were just the latest, so don't blame someone else. No quarter
:clap A to the MEN!! DAMN STRAIGHT, Tim!
ding ding ding ding ding ding
Part of the EDUCATION that the school provides absolutely should be:
"This is what an OB-Gyn does. There are free clinics in this town for those who are less fortunate and have little or no money where OB-Gyns donate their time for the greater good of public heath. They are located here, here, here, here and here. These clinics ask no questions and are confidential, so they are also available to you if you feel you need go there. You should talk to your parents/legal guardian about the services they provide, but you are not required to."
Schools should NOT say, however, "And if you need condoms and/or other forms of contraception, you can head down to the school office and pick some up."
HUGE extrapolation and not the way it should be.
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