In South america, a law is passed to make the morning-after pill accesible to everyone & to keep it --> cont.

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confidential to the parents. Do you think it's a good or bad choice and why? I said they should pass the law but not withhold it from the parents, because it may be the girl's body, but in cases where the child is young (11-14 hell 17 age) those parents have to take care of them, and if they hide that **** and keeps goin at it, what happens then when she ends up dying or somethin bad happens? Some argued it only encourages more young kids to screw, but then that **** happens ANYWAY, whether you have it or not, that responsibility lies on the parents and the individual, not the damn contraceptive. So legalizing it and I think from the article (sorry don't have the link, it was on yahoo news), making it available to even poor areas (the price on it was unaffordable to many), would be just like the damn condom or birth control pills, just more effective. As far as the STDs and the encouragement, maybe if they tell the parents or encourage teaching sex early, it can be avoided.

Answer 1

I say it should be allowed... and it should be kept confidential. Because you have to think of it this way, yes, the 11 year old may be having sex *which is gross by the way* but at least she's trying to take care of herself making sure she doesn't get pregnant.

If the parents know, they will completely freak out, and tell her she isn't allowed to take the pill, and will try to "ban" her from sex..
which will make her want to do it even more to disobey her parents.
Because if she's 11 years old.. and having sex, I figure she won't really be caring what her parents have to say, and to make her parents mad, she MAY not take the pill.

I understand the reason why parents SHOULD be involved.. but I think it would make everything easier for everyone if they didn't.

Maybe if they had it so if she was under like.. 15 the parents had to be notified..
I don't know.
That's my opinion though.

Answer 2

well i think if a child was faced with the choice of "hmm if i take this pill because i was irresponsible my parents are going to find out" they will def think twice before they are irresponsible again/./ however if there are no "consequences" then they arent going to give two craps....