Reply #40: If I am undertanding your stance on this issue..

[Mabeline]

I think I understand what you were asking now. I am inclined to agree with you on the issue that there needs to be more effective ways to keep unwanted pregnancies from happening, and though there are different types of bc pills and I do have problems with some.. if there are ways to reduce the need/want of abortions then yes, I support that.

I also think that sex education in schools needs to be separated, I had an awfully embarrassing experience during my 8th grade year during boy/girl sex ed. The boy sitting beside me let me knw he wanted to experiment.. I think it would be much easier if they were taught separately. Though by the time I was in 8th grade my parents taught me about sex ed. Which is another thing I think needs to be done. More parents need to open that door and talk to their children, not just preach at them. But I believe that if a person is under age the parents need to know if they are asking the schools for birth control. If parents are going to be held responsible for their children, then they deserve this respect. After 18, then they are adults and can get bc on their own. (I am curious at the meaning of emergency contraception.)

I didn't mean to come across as saying sex should only be when a woman wants to get pregnant, sorry if I sounded that way, I was trying to say women should be informed enough to know what the consequences of their decision could be if they decide to have sex, with or without bc use.