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Yes, absolutely.
I think that planned parent hood clinics and other birth control centers should be able to give children birth control with out telling their parents.
There are children out there that are sexually active and too scared to go to their parents about it. If they are mature enough to go to a clinic to get the education that they need to protect them selves from std's and pregnancy then they should be allowed their privacy.
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I'm wondering if there is a big difference in this thread between parents and non-parents and their opinion on this issue..?
For the record...I'm the parent of two boys and have a husband, so on certain days (it is football season now), I am the parent of three boys Just depends.
I also was raised in a very strict but very loving household. Your choice = your responsibility
And in Debate 101, one of the first things you learn is not to mix emotion with fact nor attack with childish comments. A good debate doesn't get juvenile nor emotional.
We are not in 10th grade debate class. This is an emotional issue for many because we have children, we know children who have been knocked up, and other scenarios. This is a highly charged topic.
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We just had this topic in one of my classes at school? And was suprised that alot of people in my class said YES, that if it were their kid they would want to know. If it was a high school class the consencus would have definatly been NO. But I guess when you become a parent you feel the urge to be informed if your child is sexualy active. (Quite a few people with teenagers in that particular class). Anyways- I said No because i think less girls would take the pill if they knew their parents would know about it.
The other interesting Question in my class having to do with this topic was should schools allow school nurses to distribute birth control?
Some intersting things to think about??
FYI this post is not asking should you have to have parents permission it is just asking should parents be informed if their child gets on the pill.
No, parents must give written consent.
So there is no such thing as being notified after the fact.
Oh, I'm far from "getting nasty", and I certainly didn't attack you or anyone else. If I had, I'm sure I would have heard from the moderators. You are incorrectly inferring a lot from the comments I've made.
It's pretty clear that the law tends to favor allowing a minor (though generally I believe it's OVER the age of 13) to have some privacy in regard to certain medical choices. Thank goodness they do, because kids get in enough trouble already without putting antiquarian moralistic chains onto them.
Let's see...you said I was prude, uptight & thought my children were perfect angels. That's attacking. Some of your comments were cut by the moderator.
You are judging me thinking that my opinion is based on being perfect with perfect children. Yet, you have no clue maybe why I am saying what I am. Maybe my situation is very similiar to yours & I have lifelong consequences to live with the decisions I made at a very young age based on different factors.
Your extreme remarks show a sense of insecurity which is a shame. Obviously, you are so damaged you cannot think outside of your own situation.
Not everyone lives like you nor was raised like you. Once you start to realize that, you may not be so sensitive to those who think differently.
Just b/c I wish to be informed does not mean I will beat my child. Just b/c I wish to be informed does not mean that I will throw a congratulations party, either. As a parent of a minor who resides in my home & I am responsible for, I wish to be informed of their actions.
Keep spinning it however makes you feel better. I don't feel any need to put you down for your opinion.
We are not in 10th grade debate class. This is an emotional issue for many because we have children, we know children who have been knocked up, and other scenarios. This is a highly charged topic.
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And maybe I do also.
It's a charged topic that can be discussed like rationale thinking adults.
Listening to the other side..what is so hard about that?
Studies show people talk nicer to strangers than their own children. With some of the remarks I read here, I wonder how some of these children are truly raised.
Let's see...you said I was prude, uptight & thought my children were perfect angels. That's attacking. Some of your comments were cut by the moderator.
You are judging me thinking that my opinion is based on being perfect with perfect children. Yet, you have no clue maybe why I am saying what I am. Maybe my situation is very similiar to yours & I have lifelong consequences to live with the decisions I made at a very young age based on different factors.
Your extreme remarks show a sense of insecurity which is a shame. Obviously, you are so damaged you cannot think outside of your own situation.
Not everyone lives like you nor was raised like you. Once you start to realize that, you may not be so sensitive to those who think differently.
Just b/c I wish to be informed does not mean I will beat my child. Just b/c I wish to be informed does not mean that I will throw a congratulations party, either. As a parent of a minor who resides in my home & I am responsible for, I wish to be informed of their actions.
Keep spinning it however makes you feel better. I don't feel any need to put you down for your opinion.
I hate that I can't rep you again.
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Just depends.
