I recently read an article reporting that schools in New York City have been handing out birth control pills as well as "Plan B" to students without notifying their parents. The program is called CATCH - Connecting Adolescent to Comprehensive Health. The school district sent home a letter informing the parents of CATCH and stating that they are able to opt out of the program by sending a signed letter back to the school.
What is your reaction to this? Many people disapprove. However, how is it any different that supplying male students with free condoms? That practice seems to be widely accepted in our society.
Is there really a difference between supplying female contraceptives rather than male contraceptives? Or is it just a double standard in our society that allows "boys to be boys" while girls must remain pure and moral angels?
Let me know what you think.
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