2007-01-09 19:57:58 · 11 answers · asked by wife of Ali Pasha 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
No. All it will do is lead to more teenage pregnancies and unsafe abortions because kids are still going to have sex, whether we give them condoms or not. It's empirically proven that abstinence-only education does not decrease sexual activity among teens. Kids are going to have sex whether we teach them about birth control or not. Using a condom darastically reduces the risk of pregnancy when they have sex.
If kids can't get their hands on proper birth control devices or medications, they're not going to stop having sex, they'll just resort to less effective means to avoid getting pregnant. How, exactly, do you intented to get the "pull out" method off the shelves?
2007-01-09 20:07:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Right now the teenage pregnancy rates in the U.S. are at the lowest level in 30 years. By 2002, the teenage abortion rate dropped by 50% since 1988. The information is working, parents talking to their children is the best thing we can do. The pill has more applications than just birth control, it can be used to help regulate periods and reduce the discomfort some women experience. Restricting information and options will only make the problem worse.
2007-01-09 20:28:32 · answer #2 · answered by DisIllusioned 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think so...it may mean more teenage pregnancy because now teens are able to get the pills on their own . With restriction of birth control they may be scared to talk to/ask their parents for advice/help with getting birth control. That would not stop teens from engaging in intercourse....And abstinence is a choice that one makes...somes teens are not worried about getting pregnant because they do not know the responsibility behind caring for a baby .
2007-01-09 20:06:40 · answer #3 · answered by Irreplacable 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Heck no!!! It will only lead to more unwanted pregnancies and increase the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. The only way to reduce teenage pregnancy and encourage abstinence is to talk to our kids, educate them and then hope they choose to use protection if they decide to have sex. The focus should be on getting kids involved in school, clubs, sports, and helping them develop interests. Of course, this isn't going to keep them all from having sex, but it might help some make different choices. Let's face it, most girls that become pregnant are less educated and spend too much time hanging out.
2007-01-09 20:25:40 · answer #4 · answered by Swim Mom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It didn't in the 19th century so why would it now. Illigitimate and unwanted children are a common theme in Dickensian literature whereas abstinance does not feature very highly at all.
Apart from increased unwanted pregnancies the number of STD's would rise because condoms would need to be banned as well.
It is like suggesting that taking seat belts from cars would increase driver safety by forcing them to be more careful.
2007-01-09 20:08:08 · answer #5 · answered by John B 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
i have researched this and the concern is the incorrect and inconsistent use of birth control. i guidance 2 good type of birth control till marriage. in spite of the undeniable fact that I consider religious conservatives who pick to project the kids to delay sexual sex for a lengthy time period, I completely disagree with their message that a condom is a provision for sin. I deliver my Christian associates to the web web site below which debunks the completed ingredient adverse to premarital sex contained in the Bible. That way they haven't any excuse now to not help finished sex practise.
2016-12-28 14:40:19 · answer #6 · answered by rebman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a really interesting question, but i don't believe it would. a surprising amount of teenagers are idiotic enough to believe in the withdrawl method, tracking a girl's cycle & god knows what other mumbo-jumbo. it's better to have freely available birth control than kids who can't handle being a parent.
2007-01-09 20:09:34 · answer #7 · answered by sienna of hearts 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i highly doubt that coz even though most pharmacies refuse to give the pill without a doctors perscription its easy for them to get perscriptions these days or for them to get someone else to get the birth control for them.
2007-01-09 20:07:50 · answer #8 · answered by Crazy_German 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope. if they are pregnant apparently they arent taking the pill to start with. people have sex, its been happening forever, its really up to them to deal with the consequences, and not for you to judge.
2007-01-09 20:06:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, there would be a blowup in teen pregnancy.
2007-01-09 20:18:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋