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Re: Re: Birth Control for Middle-Schoolers?
Alas, Dahlia, if you’re looking for a good argument for allowing condoms and not prescription birth control, I’m bound to disappoint. I somehow missed the info that the district has been passing out condoms for so long. At the risk of sounding like a fuddy-duddy (but to avoid being sexist) allow me to clarify: I’m not in favor of ANY school-sponsored birth control for 10- or 11-year-olds, for either boys or girls. Schools should not be condoning sex between middle-schoolers. Here’s a question: If a 12-year-old gets a prescription for the pill so she can have sex with her 17-year-old boyfriend, is the school contributing to statutory rape? And the flip side: If a school-provided condom breaks and a 12-year-old boy gets his girlfriend pregnant, is the school responsible? I smell lawsuit …
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