Should teens have access to birth control?
By: Don Nardo
Series: In controversy; In controversy
Publisher: ReferencePoint Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781601525567
Subjects: Sex education; Sexual abstinence; Teenagers; Contraceptives; Sex instruction for teenagers; Birth control; Sexual behavior; Juvenile literature
Description: In 2011, the New York City School Department began dispensing Plan B contraception, or the morning-after pill, to high-school students, and condoms are now available in hundreds of U.S. Schools. Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines How Did the Availability of Birth Control to Teens Become Controversial? Should Schools Make Birth Control Available to Teens? Should Parental Consent Be Required for Teens Who Want Birth Control? Should Abstinence-Only Be the Sole Birth Control Method Taught to Teens? How Does Access to Contraception Affect Teen Pregnancy Rates?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: How did the availability of birth control to teens become controversial?; title: How does access to birth control affect teens' decisions about sex?; title: Should schools make birth control available to teens?; title: Should parental consent be required for teens who want birth control?; title: Should abstinence be the only or primary birth control.