Birth Control Methods And Parental Consent

The fear of embarrassment and starting family arguments causes teenagers to refrain from discussing sex and birth control methods with their parents. Educating teenagers on the correct use of birth control and the available methods will help reduce that fear. Providing the awareness to understand the biology of sex is not enough. There needs to be real education into feelings, emotions, and being a sexual being. In addition, we need to recognize that some young people are going to want to have sex. Therefore, need to have free accessible contraception, to be able to do so safely. It is not about pushing sex onto kids. It is about providing them with answers to their questions. It should be made very clear to the teens that there is nothing big or grown-up about being a parent in one's early teens and that being a parent will cause far more problems than it solves! Teenagers should have the opportunity to purchase birth control or obtain information about birth control without pa...