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The last time I checked, we already have an effective solution to preventing unplanned pregnancies, namely birth control. I mean, come on, Margaret Sanger was advocating for birth control and women controlling when and if they wanted to conceive children way back in the very early 1900's, over 100 years ago! The woman, who organized the association that would eventually become Planned Parenthood, went to jail on numerous occasions for disseminating this information in violation of the Comstock Act.
For what it's worth, I found out I was pregnant at the age of 16 when I went to my local Planned Parenthood to get on the Pill. I was trying to be responsible...I learned the hard way that one time without protection can easily result in pregnancy.
Kids need to be taught about available contraceptive measures, IMO. And birth-control methods need to be made available to them. I miss the "Free Clinics" of the old Hippie Days. Women of all ages who couldn't afford contraceptives were able to get them for free.
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 ~~Raven~~
What does not kill me, makes me stronger. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols, 1888, German Philosopher (1844-1900)
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