February 4, 201313 yr Mona Davids, president of the NYC Parents Union, was stunned by the report. “I’m in shock,” she said. “What gives the mayor the right to decide, without adequate notice, to give our children drugs that will impact their bodies and their psyches? He has purposely kept the public and parents in the dark with his agenda.” Link
February 4, 201313 yr Is this legal?????? Plan B is legal and varies from state to state on the requirements of it (some states require you to be 18 to get it, guardian notification, etc.) so in this case this is a "legal" morning after pill.
February 4, 201313 yr A few other questions that need to be answered before I would be prepared to praise or complain: I'm curious if this was included in some type of health consent form that students sign when enrolling? If so, I've known many students/parents who fly through those forms and simply sign at the bottom without paying close attention. Also, how many high school students are enrolled in New York City high schools? The 12,000 might not be a monster percentage, although it does seem awfully large. Finally, how many students given pills were "repeat offenders," meaning they received the pills more than once?
February 5, 201313 yr Author Not enough info in that article. Here's another article from a different source.
February 5, 201313 yr Here's another article from a different source. "Although parents were informed about the program from the beginning, according to Reuters, opposition did not grow until the plan was publicized in September." The above quote strikes me as odd in the article. If parents were informed, why was there not initial opposition? What does "informed" mean? I'm still not sure what to make of this whole story.
February 5, 201313 yr Author "Although parents were informed about the program from the beginning, according to Reuters, opposition did not grow until the plan was publicized in September." The above quote strikes me as odd in the article. If parents were informed, why was there not initial opposition? What does "informed" mean? I'm still not sure what to make of this whole story. Makes two of us. It's rather confusing.
February 5, 201313 yr A 27% decrease in teen pregnancies? While I'm of the opinion that a 27% decrease in teen sexual encounters or teen STDs would be even better; a 27% decrease in teen pregnancies seems like a positive outcome to me.
February 5, 201313 yr While I'm of the opinion that a 27% decrease in teen sexual encounters or teen STDs would be even better; a 27% decrease in teen pregnancies seems like a positive outcome to me. Me too!
February 5, 201313 yr While I'm of the opinion that a 27% decrease in teen sexual encounters or teen STDs would be even better; a 27% decrease in teen pregnancies seems like a positive outcome to me. Ditto.
February 5, 201313 yr Author While I'm of the opinion that a 27% decrease in teen sexual encounters or teen STDs would be even better; a 27% decrease in teen pregnancies seems like a positive outcome to me. Me too! Ditto.So, distributing birth control to your minor daughter without your parental permission would be ok then?
February 5, 201313 yr So, distributing birth control to your minor daughter without your parental permission would be ok then? If the memo was sent home for me to sign(as it seems it was) allowing them to treat my daughter and I didn't read it all properly then I have no legs to stand on. I failed my daughter and my family by not properly taking the time to read what she came home with. The only people to blame are the parents who neglected to inform themselves about the healthcare they signed their kids off to receive. The opportunity for parental permission was given unless I am understanding these events improperly.
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