Promoting Abstinence "proven to work"

[theprof00]

thranx said:

theprof00 said:

leatherhat said:
America has by far the largest teen pregnancy rate in the developed world- so whatever we're doing is not really working. Of course, I'd bet dollars to donuts that we sexualize our children more than any other culture.

 limited access to birth control is the entire problem here.

 

http://asktheexperts.plannedparenthood.org/?p=2959

"VIn general, parental permission is not needed for prescription methods of birth control like the pill. However, there may be certain locations where, for one reason or another, a health care provider will require parental permission. Check with your provider about her or his policy."

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/findCenter.asp

 

I have yet to meet a girl who did not have access to birth control. I think it is even free. not sure though

Despite it existing, I'm more cautious than you to say that all teens know they have this confidential access.

Especially when you have smaller towns where everyone knows each other and even going into a planned parenthood building is like, she's-getting-an-abortion-rumor-city.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=planned+parenthood+reading+mass&ll=42.391009,-71.309509&spn=1.499044,1.656189&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&fb=1&gl=us&hq=planned+parenthood&hnear=Reading,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts&t=m&z=9

There's apparently 4 PP locations in Massachusetts. That's significantly less than I thought there'd be. I was thinking at least one in every town, like a hospital wing.

So again, I'm pretty sure daughters ask their parents for permission for the most part, rather than making up excuses to get driven a hundred miles into town.