When, oh when, will America learn? Shouldn't it be obvious? We have the highest teen pregnancy rate among the most developed countries in the world, so handing yet another form of birth control to our kids is ludicrous. And yet, the FDA has now made the "morning after" contraceptive available to 17-year-olds without a prescription. What just happened here?
The president of Planned Parenthood called the decision "commonsense policy." Commonsense? Is anyone really believing that? Never mind the moral implications here. I don't need to tread that road with all of you. We know better.
Why just 17-year-olds? Does the FDA care about our 17-year-olds? Unlikely. Do they care about the pharmaceutical industry? More than our kids, most certainly. The saddest part of all is the message it sends to our girls. In essence, they are being told, "You are God over your body and your life."
One has to wonder what would happen if the government went after the numerous industries that are sexualizing our girls at such a young age, in particular the media. Not likely to happen though, is it? The media would hate to report on the horrors of...the media. :)
Moms, Dads, hang in there. Keep fighting those messages your daughters are bombarded with every day. Keep reminding them, He is the Lord, and apart from Him there is no savior. Not a pill, not a boy, not the government.
Praying for you and your children,
Lisa
2 comments:
Unfortunately, it's likely not just 17-year-olds. They're already studying whether it should be approved for all ages, no parental consent, nothing but asking for it.
First of all, the morning after pill is basically a high dosage birth control pill that CANNOT kill a already present fetus. 17 year olds usually shouldnt be having sex but it would be nice that if they do they know that they are able to get birth control or even worse is if they are raped they dont have to go through the turmoil of asking for help which many dont. Teens at this age are able to make their own decisions. Its amazing how many people are so ignorant to the fact that its better for your kid to be responsible and ask for birth control than to just try to keep in quiet. And as far as not having to do anything but asking for it - there would be an obvious record of it. There would be tests, there would be regulations. This does not sexualize women - this empowers them to have their own say in what their body gets into. I wouldnt say I believe in abortion but when you think that teens must go through their parents for everything and then you really dont ever seem supportive of their decision youre leading yourself to problems. The morning after pill DOES NOT KILL. IT DOES NOT ABORT and I am truly sick of people thinking this. Unless you don't believe in using condoms, then the morning after pill is perfectly fine.
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