Not sure, but I bet this person would know.
Posted on 01/19/2005 12:00:57 PM PST by presidio9
Requiring teens to get parental consent before receiving prescription contraceptives likely would result in an increase in pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, according to a study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association. The study concluded that parental notification laws would not reduce the number of teens having sex and could cause a troubling number of girls to engage in unsafe intercourse, a survey of teens in 33 states suggests.
Nearly one in five teen girls surveyed at federally funded family planning clinics nationwide said they either would use no birth control or depend on unreliable methods, the study said. Only 7% said they would stop having sex if parental-notification laws were enacted, according to the study by The Alan Guttmacher Institute, an advocacy group that supports reproductive choice.
The results, based on responses from 1,526 girls younger than 18 who were given anonymous questionnaires, echo smaller, more local studies.
Sounds like some parents need to engage in some serious ass wupping.
This is not a scientific study.
This "study" is going by what girls at a planned parenthood type of clinic say they would do.
A non story
What exactly is "unsafe intercourse"?
Not sure, but I bet this person would know.
'Nuff said.
I wonder if the parents were advised their daughters were given this questionnaire in the first place. No need to answer, I already know.
My local pharmacy keeps the birth control items in a locked cabinet. Totally moronic.
As always, the state resents relationshipss with and ifluences on children that compete with its own. Including and especially that of parents.
"My local pharmacy keeps the birth control items in a locked cabinet. Totally moronic.
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Wow! That IS silly. Here, and in CA, where I used to live, condoms are sold on the open shelves in supermarkets, along with contraceptive foam and other stuff. You do have to have a prescription for the pill, though.
I believe the report is reporting upon "low-income" teen behavior; having witnessed up close what does or does not go on in the life of a low-income teen. This report does not at all cover what demographics were "surveyed".
Exactly. Or those girls who go to their family doctors (without telling their parents) for birth control as this "study" is affiliated with the AMA.
Girls who just say no will never be reflected in these types of "studies."
IMHO, keeping birth control items near the pharmacy always gave me the impression that people consider condoms et al. to be some sort of bad, dirty things. Why not keep them near other personal items, such as toothpaste and deodorant?
I guess that makes sense. However, by locking them up, the pharmacies are discouraging people from buying them and encouraging unsafe sex. I think most people have been in a situation where even though they could not procure birth control, they still engaged in sex.
"IMHO, keeping birth control items near the pharmacy always gave me the impression that people consider condoms et al. to be some sort of bad, dirty things. Why not keep them near other personal items, such as toothpaste and deodorant?"
Well, at my local Cub supermarket, they're shelved next to the feminine hygiene products. Since most men won't go within two aisles of that section, it seems unlikely that they'd be buying them. I guess it's mostly women buying condoms.
Gotta run, though. My wife's out of tampons. I'll be back shortly.
Amazing... the abortion industry knows more about the risks involved for teenage girls than their parents do. I do think parental notification is a good idea and ought to be mandatory. If I were a parent, I'd want to know before my daughter has a dangerous operation. Schools can't prescribe aspirin without getting a parental OK and it should be even more true of an abortion, a far more risky and invasive procedure.
Planned Parenthood (euphemism: federally funded family planning clinic)would definitely consider abstinence an "unreliable method."
What is "unsafe sex"?
Why are prescription medicines kept in locked areas of drugstores?
Washington, D.C. – Concerned Women for America (CWA) today discounted the newly released Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study, which claims that parental notification for minors to receive prescription contraception will lead to more unplanned pregnancies and a rise in the rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
“The highly touted conclusion of a study authored by researchers associated with the Alan Guttmacher Institute, which is affiliated with Planned Parenthood, should be considered suspect,” said Wendy Wright, CWA’s senior policy director. “Planned Parenthood is afraid of losing business if parents are involved in their kids’ lives. Interestingly, the study notes that a parental notification requirement would cause adolescents to go to private physicians rather than family planning clinics. Not noted is that this would result in family planning clinics such as Planned Parenthood losing clients, losing the financial benefits of selling contraception, sexually transmitted disease testing and abortion to girls who are sexually active without their parents’ knowledge.”
The study claims that parental notification for contraception services contributes to an increase in teen births, referring to a prior study that reached this false conclusion. That study asserted that McHenry County in Illinois had an increase in teen births after parental notification for contraception was initiated. This is not accurate. The parental consent requirement in McHenry County only applies to girls 17 and younger, yet the prior study included births to 18 year olds. In fact, teen births among women 17 and younger decreased.
“Policy-makers need to stop treating parents as a suspect-class, presumed not to have their own kids’ best interests at heart. Adolescents benefit when their parents are involved in their lives and policy-makers shouldn’t forbid their involvement in their daughters’ and sons’ most important decisions,” said Wright.
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