Shouled teenagers be required to get their parents' permission to obtain birth control information and contraceptives?

No. Requiring teenagers to get parental consent for birth control information and contraceptives will not stop the spread of teen pregnancy and STD infection. More likely, it will increase it.

I would say no, because some parents are abusive and violent.
Oh wait, that’s my response to “Should teenagers be forced to tell their parents before they get an abortion?”

Teens are going to have sex. You can’t stop this. What you can stop is teen pregnancies by making teens aware of the consequences of their actions and by making contraception accessible.

Teenagers should not be parents. They should have as much access to birth control and contraceptives as possible.

No. Teens are going to have sex with or without parental permission, so if the teen wants b.c. why deny them? Then they’ll be at risk for unwanted pregnancy.

Only if they won’t have sex without their parents consent otherwise it seems like an oxymoron.

No, the teen years are about choices made by the teens themselves and the guidance of the parents. (to an extent.) Kids are going to have sex. And should also be able to be responsible without consenting with a parent. Just like putting on a seat belt. They should not have to get permission from a parent to put on a seat belt that may or may not save their lives on the way home.
Even if this were the case, it wouldn’t solve anything. Teen pregnancy would, if anything, skyrocket.

What holden said. Telling them to not have sex doesn’t work very well.

Absolutely not. Teens should be able to try and prevent ruining their lives with kids and disease. I don’t approve of teen sex, but I know its going to happen, so why not let them try and do it “safely?”

Notifying parents about access to birth control, to me, is along the lines of only teaching abstinence. We saw how well abstinence-only worked for Sarah Palin’s kid.

No! Teach them how to be safe!

No.

Or we could teach them abstinence only ~ I’ve heard that works out really well.

@jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities I bet Sarah Palin’s glad she promotes “abstinence only”.

@Sarcasm Oops! Should have taught her how to really not get pregnant.

No, most teens don’t have a close enough relationship with their parents to feel comfortable to even talk about sex. I think if they were required to have the parents permission there would be more teen pregnancy because they would prefer to skip the birth control instead of going through the awkwardness of asking their parents.

No.

@Sarcasm @jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities I already covered that one guys.

Hell no. A ridiculous attempt to enforce “values” on your child vs. preventing pregnancy and/or a STD? Anyone with a brain can see which one makes sense.

NO! I say that very strongly. Would you want your parents to know that you were sexually active? It is one thing if your parents put you on birth control, just in case, but it is another thing when you live in a sheltered household.

No.

Absolutely not.

At the local clinic on the counter in a huge pretty bowl is an amazing variety of condoms. Help yourself the sign says. The little kids use them for balloons and I am sure the bigger kids use them for their intended purpose. Doesn’t help too much though, the incidence of young teen pregnancy is quite high and very sad to see.

The area I grew up in has the highest incidence of teen pregnancy in the entire state. I’m all for whatever helps.

No. Definetely not. If you think there’s a problem with teenage pregnancy now, imagine if they had to get a parent’s persmission for birth control or to get std tests…most teenagers are too shy or just don’t want to come out and tell their parents that they’re sexually active, I know I didn’t…they found out the hard way. lol So if they needed a parent’s permission lots of them wouldn’t even bother.