Distribution of Condoms in Schools

The topic of distributing condoms in high schools had caused a great deal of

debate over the last decade. Those that favor condom distribution say that distributing

them will ensure teenagers practice safe sex, and the rate of teenage pregnancy will

decline dramatically. Those that are against distributing condoms, say that giving them

out will encourage early sexual activity and promote the idea that premarital sex is okay.

What about letting parents help kids make decisions about their futures? After all that is

how parents have been doing things for ages and ages right? There are parents who have

actually gone to the Federal Court System, and stated that distribution of condoms and

sex education without consent from parents first is a violation of First and Fourteenth

Amendment rights. The only group that has not been fully involved in this opinion is the

teenagers themselves. Most teenagers state that even if they are not sexually active,

refraining from sexual activity is very difficult. Abstinence is especially difficult in a

society that seems to promote premarital sex, as long as it is “safe” sex. The support that

used to come from authority figures like parents and a school officials is collapsing,

because of distribution programs. There are still teenagers out there who wish not to

have sex prematurely, and parents as well as authority figures need not to forget that. It

is a given that teenagers need to be informed about safe sex as well as the risk of sexually

transmitted diseases. After all there are countless teenagers out there who have already

made the decision to become active sexually. The latest statistics states that most teena...

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...ship. It is not hard to understand then that when the threat

of losing that love arises, a girl will do just about anything even if it means losing her

virginity. So in the end an effective way of preventing, or at least decreasing teenage

sexual activity is to teach them morals. We also need to promote an environment that

praises the choice of abstinence as a method of safe sex. It would not hurt a thing to

teach males not to pressure their girlfriends for sex. Parents and teenagers need to open

up the lines of communication. They must know that whether they decide to be sexually

active or not, their parents will always love and support them no matter what. If this

love, support and respect from parents and friends is cemented into a relationship early,

we will see far better benefits than handing out condoms at the door.