Should doctors be allowed to prescribe contraception for girls under the age of 16?
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well i know i going to get slated for this but i think they should because younger people are growing up much quicker now and its safer to use contraception than none at all if you are sexually active. i know a lot of my friends had sex before they were 16 so i cant see things being any different now. doctors giving out contraception can only make it safer
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If those girls are sexually active, yes. At least they are trying to be responsible.
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While the thought of kids younger than 16 having sex is horrifying to me, the thought a 15 year old mother is worse. I might support the prescription of birth control to children younger than 16, but only with parents' consent. That said, birth control is medication that alters the body's hormones and I don't know what kind of damage might occur in a persona that young.
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Absolutely. Young people these days know a lot more about sex than the previous generation did, and are having it at an earlier age. But, the teenage birthrate is going down - why? Because there's so much more education on the topic of sex available. The hold up, I think, is that parents sometimes don't want to talk about birth control with their kids because to them that's giving them an ok to go out and have sex. It's not. It's preparing them to make responsible decisions. There's nothing wrong with allowing a 14 year old to make the decision for herself to pick up a pack of birth control pills once she discusses it with a doctor. Better safe than sorry.
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Oh my yes. Birth control pills help with painful periods. I for one am so glad I was able to take them or I may not have been able to finish school.
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No , their contraception is at home , it's called their PARENTS !!!! This really get's me riled , what is happening to this World ??????????????????????
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I think that doctors should be allowed to prescribe contraception to girls under 16 because it will promote safer sex practices and the teenage pregnancy/birth rate will be lowered. It's quite ridiculous to think that teenagers shouldn't be allowed contraception because in today's society, teens are very ready to grow up and they're going as fast as they can, and that includes sexual activity. Though these people are thought to be children, they're far from it and they're way more mature than they're given credit for.
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yes
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I think that they should be aloud to prescribe them, but that they must also inform the parents if their under 16.
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Just because a girl is on birth control, doesn't mean she's having sex. Many women and girls go on oral contraceptions due to painful periods or to regulate their menstrual cycles. That being said, I don't think that there is anything wrong with a teenager being on birth control prior to her 16th birthday. I do however, believe that with the responsibility of birth control and sex, that doctors/parents/etc have a responsibility to talk to their children about sex and the teenagers have the responsibility of listening to the pros and cons about sex. Not just about the physical nature of it and what safe sex is, but of the emotional nature. The thing I remember most about the sex talk from my mother was her saying "What happens if he doesn't call you the next day?"
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Yes. In high school, I was the one in my group of friends who would buy condoms for others. I always told them that although I thought that if they were having sex, they should be buying their own, I appreciated they were responsible enough to be using them. Should girls under 16 be having sex? I'd say that it's almost universally a bad idea. But it's a lot worse of a bad idea to be having sex without protection. And, as someone else pointed out, it helps a lot of girls with their skin, it helps a lot of girls get their periods to a manageable level. Going to deny it because, oh gods, she might have sex and then not have a baby? (edited to fix a sentence)
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Nope.
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Yes, absolutely. The patient's medical needs are best assessed and treated by the doctor, not by moralizing strangers. Contraceptives are used for many different reasons, including preventing pregnancy in those sexually active. Lack of contraception does not prevent sex, as evidenced by the teen pregnancy rate.
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It's okay, as long as a full med check up is done before including family counseling.
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Yes, yes, yes. There were so many pregnant girls back in my 7th grade class, it was ridiculous.
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Girls of 16, and younger, are having sex. We can't stop these girls from doing what they do. It has been repeatedly proven that providing contraception, or withholding it, doesn't affect the number of girls participating in sexual activity. It only affects the number of girls participating safetly in sex. So, yes, doctors should be allowed to prescribe, and sex education should be given early and often and complete. We should all be ashamed and dismayed at the number of girls who don't know that they can become pregnant, or infected with STD's even if the boy doesn't ejaculate. Our children can die because we get all squeamish about them being sexual and hiding our heads in the sand.
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yes
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Yes, do you think that a teenager is going to not have sex just b/c the couldn't get a script for birthcontrol.
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What if they don't... you think the girls who want it AREN'T going to have sex? *HINT The correct answer is NO!
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Yes, girls and boys after age 13 become sexually curious and are going to do stupid things no matter what. You might as well give them protection. Besides, some girls need them for their period pain.
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Well I'm no expert in the area of having, bringing up kids or kids period. But I do feel strong that Dr's have this right to control the number of children that children produce each year. If the parents would talk to their children then drs wouldn't have such a choice.
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Yes. Birth control pills can help girls who have serious cramps. Also, it's better to be safe than sorry. Kids will probably still have sex, despite one's parenting skills. It just happens.
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Yes. I've known kids in 6TH GRADE who were having sex. I think if a girl needs it, give it to them. Regardless of age.
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Yes, but its a sad world where we have to worry about children younger than 16 having sex.
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If they are sexually active I think so. It would be awful to have an unwanted pregnancy. I think it is also used to regulate erratic periods
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Yes. Birth control is not just for preventing pregnancy. A lot of girls take it because they have irregular or severe periods & birth control helps to decrease the pain & regulate the cycle. I think if you've hit puberty, you should be able to be on birth control. i also think if you're sexually active you should be on birth control. if i ever have a daughter & she starts having sex while living under my roof, she will be on BC.
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I think that doctors should be allowed to prescribe contraception for girls when they reach the age of consent; not before; no parental notification.
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Absolutely 100% they should be allowed to. Some might even say they have an obligation to do so when requested because not doing so may cause the girl to come to harm.
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When a girl starts her periods if she even thinks she may become sexually active she should be on some form of contraception. No need to get pregnant when you don't need or want to. Just be sure you practice safer sex for reduction of STDs and make sure the guy has had regular HIV blood tests.
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If shes planning on having or is having sex, by all means give her birth control.
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Yes. At least there will be less thirteen year old's who are having nine kids by the time they're in College.
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I wish it was not a necessity, but the lack of this act can result in greater harm at present. It is like putting a band aid on the problem, but it is still necessary until the world gets a grip on the necessity for family values being put in place once more.
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It would be rather irrasponsible if the didnt. If a girl under the age of 16 goes to the doctors asking for or about it, you know they're gonna have sex. Now if they asked for it and didnt get it, and got pregnant, Then what would the situation be like!! Like it or not people under the age of 16 will have sex, so they can be safe or sorry. As their parent id rather be told they're having sex at 15 than having a baby at 15.
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No. My opinion is what if their bodies havn't fully developed in all the possible ways? I mean it could initially mess some girls up!
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Sure.
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Yes, anyone who is sexually active should have access to birth control. It should be pointed out that the pill is sometimes used to make menstruation more regular and to alleviate PMS. Not all girls on the pill are sexually active.
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Yes.
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