Underage Children and birth control?

Question

What do you think about clinics putting children on birth control without contacting parents? Is this true? I mean I agree that if the child is sexually active that they should be on some form of birth control, but what about the parents rights? This is their child.Shouldnt they know this?

I agree with the communication.I hope that when my daughter reaches that period in her life that she will feel comfortable talking to me.It just concerns me that the government just keeps taking more and more authority over our children.

Answer 1

I think of it this way...on one end we should commend the kids for seeking to protect themselves when sexually active. We should also commend the schools for providing the effective and efficient birth control to these children (who, if they become pregnant, for example, will end up having to leave school, and let's face it kids need an education).

Personally I don't think it's up to the school to let the parent know that their child is sexully active. How would that look...picture it: 'RRRRIIIIIIING "click"...."HELLO?"

SCHOOL RECORDING: We have called to inform you that your child....(different voice recording saying your child's name)...is now sexually active and has come to us for birth control.

Sound weird to you guys?? Let's add these factors into this:

1. The school doesn't know for sure that the child is actually having sex. They may just be taking precaution in case it does happen. Don't wanna be caught with your pants down. (pun intended)

2. The child should have come to the parent before they went to the school if they are sexually active.

This is how i see it. Parents and schools have to work together in this situation. If the school is planning to hand out contraceptives to the students, they should send home correspondence to the parents telling them this. The parent, seeing this, should (and I mean most definitely should) talk to their child about safe sex and the whole nine. Let's face it, no one is truly prepared to talk to their child about safe sex, or sex period for that matter. But in this day or A.I.D.S., and other diseases that are out there COMMUNICATION IS KEY!!

Answer 2

I do agree with you, but I also know that a lot fewer kids would take the responsible steps to protect themselves like that if they knew their parents would find out about it. That's where you get kids using really unreliable forms of birth control. At least, in this situation, the kid is under the medical care of a doctor, and is educated and using a realible form of birth control.

They're letting go of the standard parental consent requirement because it's more important that teenagers be properly protected.

Answer 3

The parents can't be informed or the adolescent won't ask for birth control. And I think it's better for the whole country, if not the family, for sexually active kids to be protecting themselves and not making babies.

My kids are good--I believe they're saving themselves. Nonetheless, my daughter is on the pill (for period probs) and my son carries condoms in his wallet.

TX Mom

Answer 4

A parent can never stop a child from doing a certain things. All they can do is to watch over them and make sure nothing goes wrong. At least in a child prospective I would always want my parent's support. Think about your child, not your rights.

Answer 5

I think if the child is seeking it without talking to the parent, there is obviously a problem with communication to start so it is better than being knocked up and a drop out.

Answer 6

I like to think that I'm open enough that my kids would come to me and talk to me about getting birth control and not have to go behind my back to get it.

But at the same time, I also like to think that I have educated my kids well enough that even if they do feel too awkward to speak to me about it, that they will go and get it behind my back, because they know better than to have sex without it.

I would rather have my kids go behind my back and have me feeling a little bit silly because they didn't speak to me, than to come home and have them tell me they were pregnant....

Answer 7

I believe that you should have communication with them and that if she was open with the parents then she would have not have to go to A clinic.

Why I know this I told my mom and she actually agreed. and was always there for me and I was until she passed. I know its hard but "COMMUNICATION is the KEY"

Answer 8

I do not approve of the state or any other entity making medical decisions for a minor without parental consent or knowledge. Period. The parents bear the responsibility of the child legally.

Answer 9

We are living in an evil, sick world!!!
This is just another evidence, of the stupidity of man, and the rediculous situation he has fostered himself, and the people around him in. sex education for primary school children!!! Rediculous!!! when it first came in. what did everyone expect??? Parents allowing children access to unsupervised films and etc....what do they expect? children being left to themselves with proper parental care, ...disasterous!!! The world has gone mad!! There is no thought for God, man does what is right in his own eyes!!
And then wonders why it is, that things have got out of control.
No. I do not think it is right for children to be given anything, without the parents permission. achild has no right to be sexually active, for goodness sake!! people have got to wake up to themselves, and take reponsibility for what is going on around them.

Answer 10

I think that if someone is under the age of legal consent then the parents should have to be contacted in order to obtain birth control.