By Daki on Friday, October 2, 1998 - 07:54 pm:
I liked the software...it gave good information and brought down alot of myths. Unfortunately, I think the idea of birth conrtol is noble, but a bit misplaced. Personally, I believe in abstinence, and thus birth control doesn't really matter to me. However, I know that for the most part, I know that more oftern than not, people will engage in sexual intercourse of one form of another. I think birth control should be taught in schools so that kids (esp. in high school) will have a better understanding. Also, I agree with Angels with the fact that they should have condom dispensors in high schools, since alot of accidental births occur during high school. ANd wit hrespects to logical inevitability, I think that information is one of the most powerful weaopons in the fight against unplanned pregnancy. In New York, I've heard that high schools invite young women who became pregnant accidentally to come into the classrooms and share their unfortunate experience with other children, hoping that a "real-in-your-face" approach would deter them. This subject is closely related to drunk dringing in that it is preventable through a type of "abstinance" but more often than not, the logical inevitability holds true. I remember when I was taking a driving course, they would show videos of real life situations where teenaged kids got drunk and killed themselves by driving into a tree. They did this inthe hopes it would deter kids from doing the same thing. As well, I think that we, as a university should be promoting safe sex, whether it be through free birth control devices (i.e condoms) or more information (i.e. free pamphlets with every registration form that is picked up)