EPTJust wanted to know what other TLers thought about it and why.
Distributing condoms in high schools?
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Dknight
United States5225 Posts
Just wanted to know what other TLers thought about it and why. | ||
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Dametri
United States726 Posts
Possession of a condom won't generally change whether or not highschoolers shag, and helping prevent accidental pregnancy/disease is never a bad thing. | ||
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LeoTheLion
China958 Posts
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ToT)Testie(
Canada723 Posts
Just let them know where to get them. We have a house in our town where anyone can get them for free. But you still gotta go to the drug store if you've got preferences. Sensi-thin for the win etc.. | ||
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
There is a Planned Parenthood very close to my high school that distributes like 50 condoms for a few bucks, but nobody tells people where it is. | ||
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DarkGhost]Coon[
United States1471 Posts
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LeoTheLion
China958 Posts
On December 04 2006 01:41 DarkGhost]Coon[ wrote: There is no reason to NOT distribute them. It's not like people aren't going to fuck if they don't have a condom. In my eyes if we don't distribute and educate about condoms at that time then we're just helping teenage pregnancy grow. I'm sure the lack of access to condoms (lack of money, not wanting the embarassment from the store, etc) and the fear of pregnancy stops some teens from having sex. It may not be an overwhelming amount, but there are still a few. If you eliminate this barrier by distributing condoms freely in schools, this number will increase. And with the main message of safe sex education being abstinence, giving away contraceptives would kind of undermine this message, no? | ||
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Dametri
United States726 Posts
On December 04 2006 01:46 LeoTheLion wrote: I'm sure the lack of access to condoms (lack of money, not wanting the embarassment from the store, etc) and the fear of pregnancy stops some teens from having sex. It may not be an overwhelming amount, but there are still a few. If you eliminate this barrier by distributing condoms freely in schools, this number will increase. And with the main message of safe sex education being abstinence, giving away contraceptives would kind of undermine this message, no? Even if the number of kids having sex increases slightly, I'm sure the overall number of pregnancies would decrease due to the extremely easy access to contraceptives. | ||
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MTF
United States1739 Posts
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DarK]N[exuS
China1441 Posts
On December 03 2006 23:54 ToT)Testie( wrote: Any two teens who don't have the smarts or the balls to buy a condom because they're young don't deserve to have sex. This does not mean that they won't have sex....I think that there is no reason not to distribute them. When the median age for the loss of virginity in the United States is dropping into the middle schooler range, having condoms in high school wouldn't mean shit to the jaded kids of today's society. | ||
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DarkGhost]Coon[
United States1471 Posts
On December 04 2006 01:46 LeoTheLion wrote: I'm sure the lack of access to condoms (lack of money, not wanting the embarassment from the store, etc) and the fear of pregnancy stops some teens from having sex. It may not be an overwhelming amount, but there are still a few. If you eliminate this barrier by distributing condoms freely in schools, this number will increase. And with the main message of safe sex education being abstinence, giving away contraceptives would kind of undermine this message, no? Do you also argue that the D.A.R.E. program works? | ||
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Hysterisk
Sweden128 Posts
Some american parents may not want their kids to have free access to condoms, but preventing aids is more important, for the country, for the world. | ||
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zizou21
United States3683 Posts
if condoms are less stigmatized for adolescents, they will become more comfortable around them and will increase the likeliness of use imo | ||
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ChApFoU
France2984 Posts
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Eagleheart
Sweden776 Posts
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ChApFoU
France2984 Posts
On December 04 2006 02:52 Eagleheart wrote: I think this sucks. It's too early for people to have serious relationships and lots of sex at that age. Yeah like they won't shag because you don't give them condoms -_______-; | ||
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Eagleheart
Sweden776 Posts
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thedeadhaji
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useLess
United States4781 Posts
On December 04 2006 01:46 LeoTheLion wrote: I'm sure the lack of access to condoms (lack of money, not wanting the embarassment from the store, etc) and the fear of pregnancy stops some teens from having sex. It may not be an overwhelming amount, but there are still a few. If you eliminate this barrier by distributing condoms freely in schools, this number will increase. And with the main message of safe sex education being abstinence, giving away contraceptives would kind of undermine this message, no? High school, raging hormones. Id rather they pass out condoms for safe sex than have these kids go without protection. | ||
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pyrogenetix
China5098 Posts
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