Offering Birth Control Pills to our CHILDREN?
Posted on Thursday, October 18th, 2007 at 4:22 AM
A controversial proposal at a Maine middle school would offer birth control pills or patches for girls. – How young is too young for birth control?
“The students will need a parent’s written permission to access any services provided, but they would not have to disclose which service they receive, a point of contention for some.”
Let’s teach our kids how to lie to their parents so they can get their hands on birth control pills. That makes perfect sense!
:: note the sarcasm ::
What is wrong with some parents these days? What is wrong with our healthcare professionals? What is wrong with talking about sex and what can happen as a result of having sex?
It’s bad enough that Human Growth and Developmental classes had to be implemented because parents don’t want OR know how to teach their kids about basic information regarding their own development as well as feelings about sex, etc.
Don’t get me wrong, I am for Human Growth and development and Sex education type classes because let’s face it we don’t all have the educational background OR the information necessary to discuss every little detail.
But, come on…? Do we have to give our 10, 11, 12, and 13 year olds free access to birth control? If parents in Oregon can’t take a few minutes to fulfill their parenting roll then maybe Child Protective Services should step in and place these kids with families that will care for them instead of relying on the schools to teach kids to lie.
:: personal rant about to begin ::
My daughter goes to school with a girl who’s Mom let’s her boyfriend spend the night at their house. Remember that story? – Would you let your 15 year old’s boyfriend spend the night???
Ok, so I’m a little ticked off right now. It’s time for me to put the coffee away, go get in the shower and start my day!! I’m not even going to dwell on this OR let it ruin my day. It is nice to be able to blog it though, eh?
I’d LOVE to know what your thoughts are on all of this.
I totally agree- SO much more work still needs to be done to prevent teenage pregnancies (et al) other than dispensing contraceptives in our schools.
Hopefully, being asked for an opinion on this matter has got us all taking a good hard look at how well our parenting skills are performing as well as sex education curriculums in schools.
Our children, even in Primary School, need to be carefully and adequately educated, both in and out of school, in sexual health (emphasis on health).
Children are like little sponges, especially when it comes to matters of sex; they soak up a wealth of material about ‘it’, from advertising media to hanging out with friends where the stories are seldom true.
As parents, relatives, friends and teachers, we have a duty of care to make sure that whatever myths, lies or truths are ‘wowed’, laughed at or feared, they can be talked about with someone who can put the record straight, so that our young people reach adolescence well equipped to face the hormonal storm.
If there is no one to talk to then surely the net can come to the rerscue? How about a little You tube video that explains all the ways in you can GET pregnant in the first place? http://youtube.com/watch?v=8ZKuuUPjk1Q
Thank you so much for sharing that link! I watched the video and absolutely LOVED it! It gave me quite a chuckle to. I will probably share that YouTube video in my next post.
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I agree with most of what Carole has said above. In addition I want to add that Birth Control pills do alter one’s biology. Essentially, pills trick your body into thinking that you’re pregnant so that no eggs are released. I’m not keen on schools pushing anything that messes with someone’s internal clock at such a young age. At the very least, until more research has been done on the subject.
Sex education starts at home and too many people rely on their children getting all the education they need at school. Well, unfortunately, that doesn’t happen, and it seems the only education some kids get is misinformation from their friends and peers.