- dru will wait.:
- A school in New York has recently begun distributing Plan B (it already distributed condoms) confidentially to students who request it. The only way parents can stop it is to sign an 'opt out' form (which I wish they didn't even have). I think this is great. Thoughts?
I think it's a great idea as well. I went to school in NYC and at the time they were doing the "free condoms" program that parents could opt of out. Not a lot of parents did and, of course, even if parents did, there were a lot of ways kids could get around it (for example, just asking a friend to pick some up for you).
I think this - providing kids with even more help when it comes to their sexual health - is an excellent program. Yeah, I think it sucks that kids have to get this kind of care from a school (because of various reasons), but I think 'Better a school than not at all.'
I think the "it would encourage kids to have sex" argument has been disproved time and time again - with sex education, with giving out free condoms - and I think it'll happen here again.
I think people need to realize that (some) teens are having sex and whether or not they think it's okay or right or moral won't stop it. The best we can do is continue to educate teens on the risks, prevention, and then find a way to effectively help them if they find themselves in trouble.