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» cdietzius - A pill to fix bigger problems

As my son hands me his recent vocabulary quiz and orchestra practice log to sign so that his teachers know that I am aware of his grades I ask my two tween boys if they felt it necessary for contraceptives to be given out without parental consent in middle school. They both said absolutely not. I have openly discussed with my boys the issues of sex telling them that the responsibility of pregnancy should obviously be a concern but there are even bigger problems to worry about. Dolling out the pill subjects a girl and boy to cancer, life threatening STDs and sterility. And let's not dismiss the psychological aspect of a likely broken heart after the likely "love em and leave em" episode. Last I checked a woman is required to have a thorough gynecological exam to be prescribed the birth control pill. Is our public school system going to hire a gynecologist to service our tweens? Wonder whose insurance is going to pay for this or is this going to be government subsidized socialized medicine in our schools? A pill to fix all of our problems I guess is a lot easier than trusting a parent to parent. Encourage your boys to treat their girlfriend the way they hope their future life partner is being treated by someone else!

-- posted by cdietzius