School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

gerryh

#61

Re: School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

Oct 18th, 2007

Quote: Originally Posted by Twila

Karrie, from what I've read of your posts you may be sitting on the fence now, but i don't believe you're planted there firmly. It's good to be open minded like you are. Sitting on the fence until all the facts are in is a good place to be. But I don't think you'd stay there once the facts were in.

I think condom would be a better choice over birth control pills. I wonder why that wasn't advicated? Pharmecuetical company got their hands out to donate to the school budgets?

Curio, what is this STD shots thing you mentioned?

I believe this is what she is talking about:

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2006/...al-cancer.html

This "vaccine" is against HPV which causes approxamatley 70% of cervical cancers. The reasonong for this vaccine is to have the girls immunized well before they become sexually active thereby helping to prevent HPV from being contracted when they are sexually active in their 20's and 30's.

I believe it's somewhere around 90% of the population becomes infected with some form of HPV by the time the are 50 years old. HPV is not only spread through intercourse but that IS the most common way.

karrie

#62

Re: School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

Oct 18th, 2007

Quote: Originally Posted by Twila

Curio, what is this STD shots thing you mentioned?

I think she's referring to the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine, Gardasil. It's raised a lot of controversy, because some school districts feel that allowing girls to get it (it prevents contraction of the STD responsible for most cervical cancer), will bring about a false sense of security, and lead to more promiscuity.

I intend for my daughter to get it, because frankly, unless she is 100% monogamous with a boy who was 100% monogamous with her, there's no way to protect against HPV. Thankfully, by the time she's old enough, it should be fairly proven as to side effects.

karrie

#63

Re: School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

Oct 18th, 2007

Quote: Originally Posted by gerryh

I believe this is what she is talking about.....

and gerry beats me to the punch. lol.

karrie

#64

Re: School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

Oct 18th, 2007

Quote: Originally Posted by Twila

Karrie, from what I've read of your posts you may be sitting on the fence now, but i don't believe you're planted there firmly. It's good to be open minded like you are. Sitting on the fence until all the facts are in is a good place to be. But I don't think you'd stay there once the facts were in.

You're probably right there Twila... like I said... I'd probably be voicing an opinion against in my own school district.

Kreskin

#65

Re: School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

Oct 18th, 2007

How about this. If you get a B+ or better on a math test you earn a pack of condoms. If you don't, you get a Playboy magazine and get sent to the washroom.

flutterby

#66

Re: School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

Oct 18th, 2007

Quote: Originally Posted by hermanntrude

I think the handing out of prescription drugs to children should be illegal, even if it IS birth control.

Condoms and education ought to do the job just fine, and if they don't, well it's still wrong to go allowing young people to take drugs the side-effects of which are so varied and unknown

good point. kids in middle school aren't old enough to understand the possible longterm effects of birth control pills.

Twila

#67

Re: School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

Oct 18th, 2007

oh, I know of HPV. I thought it was something different.

flutterby

#68

Re: School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

Oct 18th, 2007

i've heard of a trial study for a vaccine to prevent herpes too.

karrie

#69

Re: School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

Oct 18th, 2007

Quote: Originally Posted by flutterby

i've heard of a trial study for a vaccine to prevent herpes too.

I have a friend who participated in the study at the U of A actually.

Toro

#70

Re: School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

Oct 18th, 2007

Quote: Originally Posted by karrie

Which will prompt her to find a boyfriend who has frequent need of bolt cutters... not the kind of chap you want her hanging around.

That's what rifles are for.

Twila

#71

Re: School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

Oct 18th, 2007

Quote:

That's what rifles are for.

and porches. don't forget the porch.

hermanntrude

#72

Re: School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

Oct 22nd, 2007

UPDATE: I found this VERY interesting:

Quote:

Rev. Debra Haffner 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
The articles and TV news stories on the Portland school board's 7 - 2 decision to provide prescription contraceptives at school based health clinics in middle school have featured alarming headlines like "Kiddie Birth Control," "Birth Control for Kids?" and "Birth Control Pills for 11-Year-Old Girls." What most have failed to mention is that only five students seen in the middle school clinic reported that they were having sexual intercourse, and they were all 14 and 15. They also don't mention that parents have to give permission for their children to be seen in the clinics.
The debates rant about the sexualization of the culture, but they have also ignored the fact that 94 percent of middle school adolescents have not had sexual intercourse [PDF, page 20], and that fewer young teens are having sex today than did 15 years ago. This is good news about young adolescent sexual behavior that never seems to make the headlines.
No one thinks that 11- and...
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