Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Contraceptive Implants for Teens

The Telegraph has an interesting article exposing the more clandestine means of British health agencies of preventing teenage pregnancies.  Please see: Girls, 13, given contraceptive implants at school

The article states:
They also say reports are showing that teenage pregnancies have dropped by 22 per cent since sexual health services went in to schools.

In Southampton there were as many as 136 pregnancies among 13 to 15 year olds in 2001 and 2003, this fell to 106 in 2007-2009.
Do positive outcomes always provide justifications for actions?  I think not.  One could say, "Since we closed the Southampton schools in 2010, Southampton student pregnancies have virtually been eradicated."

Yes, this is hyperbole for sure.  But, why do we continue to turn over parenting responsibilities and personal rights to bureaucratic assemblies at tremendous financial and moral cost to our communities in order to have the statistics improve?

Isn't this a bit like treating disease with medicines after acquiring it rather than placing more effort and energy into prevention through healthy lifestyles?  Naive?  Perhaps...I'm just asking, probing, pondering, questioning...

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