“Real Solutions” and Teen Sex from this link excerpted below:
“Congress should … immediately stop funding for dangerous abstinence-only programs thatdeny young people information about how to prevent pregnancy, protect their health and make responsible decisions,” said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. “It’s time to put money toward real solutions that will help prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among teenagers.”
Her so-called “solutions?” Birth-control pills. Condoms. Diaphragms. All of which send an unmistakable message to teens: “You have no self-control, and we don’t expect you to. We know you’re going to ‘do it,’ so just make sure you’re ‘safe’ when you do.”
Never mind helping teens learn the skills they need to say “no.” Forget the guys who may be willing to avoid sex — they’ll have no excuse when the “cool” kids tease them. And the girls who would like help saying “no” when their boyfriends pressure them? Sorry, they’re on their own. Some “solutions!”
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