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Originally Posted by knox

They didn't have birth control pills? Sorry I don't usually live in countries where killing eggs is a big problem, so I don't recall. But, just to be anal, it isn't an egg the day after. Sorry to confuse, thought you were refering to the morning after pill (it was not approved in the US for years even though many other European countries used it). I think this is a great method in emergency situations. Birth control pills are very effective in my opinion. I was on them at the age of 15 and stayed on them for years. My mom taught me both. She was full blown Catholic as you get. She emphasized abstinance though. Now I understand why. That is the one most precious gift that I could not give my husband because of my mistakes in the past. And yes birth control helped those mistakes not cause catastrpohies.

Look, you're obviously pro-life or whatever they call it and I´m pro the right to abort so this is going to be extremely pointless.Wrong. Please do not categorize me with people that murder others because they think they are murderers. I am in no way signed up for the Pro life bumpersticker. I believe people do have a right to choose the operation according to our constitution, however personally I believe the child has a right to a chance, and should not be treated as a way out. In my opinion it is the right thing to do in some circumstances. Sometimes no life is more humane than a shitty one. 2 of my closest family members have had abortions, I judge them not. It was thier choice and none of my fucking business.

I just happen to know you can't stop teenagers from doing what they want, the best you can do is hope they can protect themselves properly. Right. That is what my mom did and I believe as well. Provide them with the best knowledge you can and hope they make the right choices.

If they don't feel like they are going to be judged, they might ask their parents and families for help in birth control and ask questions. If they are being told they won't ask anyone anything, out of fear. Simple as that. I agree this is an important factor in the choices that children make. That is why you approach them with loving advice not judgemental advice. I don't believe the "your going to hell if you have sex" advice works.

You said youself that you had sex at 16, so you know the mentioning abstinence didn't work at all for you. It doesn't work for most of them. Do you know why? Because it's natural that we want to discover sex at that age, we can't help ourselves in most cases. You don't know why I did it. I did it because I was under the impression from society that, that is what you do to get love from some one. More and more kids today are having sex at an earlier age. If you only tell them to use these magic birth control products and don't even mention the fact that they could go with the most obvious method, many take it as a free ticket to do whatever they want with no self control. It does work for some and that counts.

You don't have to mention abstinence in school, because surely kids already get that pressure at home, they just need a place where their real concerns will be tackled without judgement. School is here to educate in more than one manner. I was a kid once and remember the misconceptions about sex you learn on a school bus. Believe me there are some kids out there that need it spelled out to them.

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