Birth Control School Approved for as young as 11 yrs old? Agree or not agree!?

Question

I have a 14 year old and I would hope my kid would come to me and ask me for help and I will gladly provide but if she felt she couldn't I would be glad that she was responsible enough to take it into her own hands and protect herself and be able to have the option given to her. I agree that giving them the option to be responsible is better than ignoring the issue. What is your take, opinion on the matter?

Answer 1

Its young its wrong but it happens,so i suppose its better that children can be protected if they stupidly chose to have sex at such young ages,at least with having contraceptive available it will mean that a child of 11 or so on wont be lumberd with a pregnancy as that really is wrong.

I dont know what the thumbs down are for,wouldnt you rather have your child protected against pregnancy if they are choosing to have sex,because you may think your child is not having sex but they could be and you would never know.

There are so many children in this day and age that have sex from young ages whether we like it or not there is nothing we can do about it.

I totally disagree in children having sex so young as they are not ready physically or mentally but you cant tell them that they just wont listen.
(i dont have any daughters i have a 3yr old son and another son on the way but i worked as a youth worker so i was speaking daily to children as young as 11 that was sexually active.)

Answer 2

On the specific topic that you bring up, I must disagree. Providing a child (a little girl) with birth control is like handing her a loaded gun for protection. I'm not anti-gun but it's simply unreasonable. A young girl getting pregnant would be the very least of the horrific outcomes of having sex at such a young age. At least a pregnancy will amount to a child that can be given up for adoption to a family that will properly care for it. What about STD's? What about the emotional damage that comes from engaging in an act that a child is not prepared for? The best weapon that one can hand a child is knowledge. It isn't until one has full understanding of consequence that one can make a responsible decision. Would you hand a child a gun and say, "take care of yourself and use the gun if you get into trouble"? Of course not. I myself was raised with a full understanding of God and this saved me from many a stupid move. However, many will opt not to have God in their lives. Even so, my argument is still the same, it isn't wise to send a child into the world and consider them responsible enough because they had the mind to ask for birth control. That's like saying, "Well, we know children will experiment with drugs so let's give them the necessary paraphernalia to do the drugs with and a room to do them in. In fact, let's provide the drugs themselves.". Although I realize that, unlike drugs, sex is a normal and natural part of life, this doesn't mean that a child should be encouraged into doing it or simply not discouraged from doing it. Arm your children with knowledge an understanding. Although this is not a fool-proof way to protect them, you up their chances of making it into adulthood in one piece.

Answer 3

It sucks that now a days we have to face this issue, but it's better safe than sorry. I think if they change a few laws here and there it should be do-able. Some parents are so blinded by the impression of their "little princess" could ever do anything like this. Also, you never know about the home life that these kids have. I think on this issue the govt should step in to execute preventative measures. Unless the parents sign some kind of waiver that if a pregnancy happens that they will handle the situation appropriately and ethically.

Answer 4

WHAT! Yes introduce birth control as soon as possible. I keep reading how much younger girls are pregnant and sacrificing their futures because of bad decisions at the time.
What a world it would be to be ignorant to what technology has to offer, Just because you are bring the subject up doesnt mean she/ he will be sexually active.
It means they were informed and have an option. Birth control does a lot more then just stop pregnancies, it controls menstratings times and pain, it can control osteresperosostes along with mood swings and anger.
Now believe this, !!! I was always allergic to birth control. I tried many pills and condoms but all in all I finally found what worked. In June I had an IUD put in. It isn't the old copper IUD's that seen much negitive objectives and cancers come out of it. This is completely safe and with my known allergic reaction to birth control it is so little chemicle I haven't felt any side effects. I guess what I'm trying to say is...........
Sooner the better with advising your daughters of their options. It won't make them want sex it will just help educate themselves about sex. Protect your children by not keeping information from them. They are alot smarter then you think!

Answer 5

Disagree.
Kids should be kids for a while, they should be taught abstinence, not given birth control to ease the problem. This is where parenting comes in. A school shouldn't be keeping your kid from getting knocked up, they should be instilling the values that will make them want to wait a while before being sexually active. Just my opinion.

Answer 6

I think that instead of just handing out b.c. we should be teaching our children about being responsible for their actions and what those actions will mean for their futures. I don't think that giving birth control to children in elementary school is going to be a solution to anything. I would be extremely upset if I found out that my children could get it at school with out my knowledge. I feel that the real issue should be addressed with the parents and they need to know how to educate their children at home. I mean where are all the parents of the 11, 12 year olds that are getting pregnant everyday??? That is where the real problem comes from. No supervision or direction.

Answer 7

I do agree because it is the fact that they are trying to make the children safe instead of ignoring the fact but at the same time that could promote children to go out and have sex. But I disagree that children that young should even be thinkin about having sex. I am pregnant with my first child but i do have a little sister that is 10 and i would kill her if she ever thought about sex or anything dealing with it.

Answer 8

I agree, kids are growing up a lot quicker and that means they think they are ready for sex way before we think that they are ready. Granted every parent hopes that their child will come to them with any questions, needs, or advice - but lets face it how many of us went to our parents when we should have. As that teenage gene and preteen gene enters we know absolutely nothing and they know everything. So I would like to know that when the time comes and my children think that they are ready to have a sexual relationship that a form of birth control is available to them. It is either that or they could run the risk of contracting a STD or becoming pregnant or getting someone pregnant. When I look at the positive and negative aspects of our children being able to obtain birth control at a young age I completely agree with the fact that they need it. I would rather my children be safe rather than have something with them for the rest of their lives that they could regret or kill them.

Answer 9

well, birth control has been the cause of abortion rates going down, so i think it's better than THAT alternative!

i think they should be providing condoms, too. what about std's that can ruin a person's life? pregnancy isn't the only danger.
but i do agree that they should discourage children from engaging in such behavior. not only are there physical dangers, but also emotional ones. kids aren't ready for that kind of activity.
but some *will* still have sex, and they should be encouraged to protect themselves responsibly.


******EDIT: i also want to mention that not all kids have good parents, and the ones MOST likely to engage in sexual activity and get pregnant are the ones who have "absentee" parents.

Answer 10

Are you crazy? You think birth control will "protect" your daughter?

Apparently you are not aware of reality: kids (even with birth control) are contracting STD's, having unwanted babies, getting abortions and going through psychological trauma at increasing rates.

Birth control is NOT the answer. Teaching kids to make good choices is.

It will be a cold day in hell before my income tax goes to pay for other people's children to have sex because the parents were did not teach them right from wrong AND supervise them AND protect them from pornography, bad movies and bad friends.

Answer 11

Kids are not responsible enough to use birth control. So why give it to them? Obviously it's not working because look at all the problems in our society.

Abstinence education (preferably in the home) is the answer.

Handing out condoms is like treating the symptoms instead of trying to find a cure!

The heart of this issue is about CHOICE. We should be focusing all our efforts and money into teaching kids good choices - i.e. abstinence.

We are NOT supposed to teach them how to bail themselves out of a mess. Kids have got to learn about truth and consequences.