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| Fri, 10-19-2007 - 9:51am |
So, just saw this article on another board, thoughts, comments, etc.?
School Board Approves Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School
Thursday , October 18, 2007

PORTLAND, Maine


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Ok, don't get me cursing here!
Laura
mom to Gabrielle
I read about this yesterday on CNN.com.
I am sure I am in the minority here, LOL
I am not at all condoning this, but they are clearly seeing an increase in sexually active, pregnant, etc... kids at this age level!
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I've been to Portland.
I'm with Laura. I don't think that young kids on b/c is a great thing, but it seems like a better alternative to pregnancy. I would be likely hurt if my child came home with pills, but I'd rather that than coming home pregnant. I'd be proud that she had enough initiative to take care of business so to speak if she's going to have sex. Of course I'd be devestated that she was having sex at 12, but I'd be more devestated to have her become a mother before 13.
I think many of us often forget that lots of parents out there aren't like us. There are kids raising themselves, who've had to take on adult roles from the time they were tiny. 7 year olds cooking and cleaning and raising younger kids, sometimes not seeing parents for days on end. By the time they are 12 they are very old and have no family support, no one to show them the way. For some of those kids this kind of program might be a lifesaver. For most of our kids here it would be uneeded as we have good relationships with our kids and talk regularly about stuff like sex and relationships. But in some places we would be rarities.
Most of these young girls won't admit it if they are smokers as well and we all know this makes the pill dangerous.
Kelly
The health implications are enormous!
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ABSOLUTELY NOT!
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