Springfield, MA School District Hoping For Free Condoms For Children 12 & Over

"Children as young as 12 in one Massachusetts city are one step closer to getting access to free condoms at school...School officials in Springfield this week approved a measure that got the ball rolling on the plan, aimed at fighting teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, The Republican newspaper reported."  For full article, click here

Oh boy.  Well I've explained my position on this in a previous blog entry from February 14, 2011, so I'll just repeat it here.

"On the other hand, Chris Pham, a member of the Boston chapter of Pure In Heart, which is a Catholic chastity group, claims that, 'Teens [and younger children] are being misled into believing that they can strap on a condom, have sex with whomever, and be safe.'

Chris hit it on the nose: Chastity and abstinence are the missing elements here. Students should be taught about living a chaste life, developing the strength to avoid temptations, saving themselves for marriage, and having true self-esteem.

'Teens [and younger children] are being misled into believing that

they can strap on a condom, have sex with whomever, and be safe.'

With free condoms and sex education supporting goodness in that, teens [and younger children] are thinking condoms are the ticket to indulging in underage and premarital sex. I definitely disagree with that, and C.J. Doyle, Director of Catholic Action League, states it well, 'Condom distribution sends the wrong message to students that sexual activity before marriage is normative.'"

This could very well become a reality soon.
Pretty scarey.

Other Related Blog Entries:
Condoms for First Graders
When You Sow Contraception, You Reap Abortion
More Condom Talk in Massachusetts Schools
More Condom Talk in Massachusetts Schools, Part II



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