Maine Middle School Providing Bijrth Control to Children

Yesterday I got into my car to take my son to school, a harmless action. I’m minding my own business when I hear over the radio that a middle school in Maine serving 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students ranging in ages from 11-13 and maybe a few 14 year olds has decided to make available to the children hormonal birth control.
Think for a moment about three 11 years that you know. Are they anywhere NEAR the place of appreciating the enormity of sexual relations? Make them three 11 year old girls; are they developed? Mature? Even cycling to require hormonal suppression in avoiding pregnancy?
I’m shocked and disappointed at the lack of logic and judgment here.
Here’s another thing: How old does a person have to be before he or she can legal consent to sexual intimate activity? NOT 11! NOT 12! NOT likely 13. So, IF a young child of the ripe age 12 goes into the nurse’s office to receive a patch or a month’s worth of contraceptive pills, is there anything in place to report a child at risk for a crime? NO. One more time; is it legal to have sex with a 12 year old? NO. Again, there is no report to anyone that a child may be in danger, is probably being taken advantage of by an older person, NOTHING!
What’s the justification? They say they’re looking out for the health of the students. They also say to not provide hormonal contraception is pandering to religion for which they must stay away from. WHAT?!!! I can’t see how they should be allowed to give controlled substances to a child without a parent’s consent. How does avoiding the birth control pill and/or the patch pander to religion?
The program allows PRETEENS to walk into an office and receive for free, without a physician, without parental knowledge or consent, what normally is a controlled substance requiring a prescription.
I can’t be the only person here who sees problems of this decision.
1. Hormonal manipulation has short-term and long-term risks that an adult needs to weigh carefully and wisely.
2. Adolescents are not mature enough or experienced enough to make a solid decision about their health in this regard.
3. There isn't an actual "legal" requirement for parental consent or knowledge yet parents are held responsible for their children though the school says they will ask for a form to be filled out by parents.
4. IT IS ILLEGAL TO HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH A CHILD OF THESE AGES! ...IT IS A CRIME!
5. There is no responsibility or accountability required for anyone involved.
6. The guise that this is purely a health issue is misleading. Offering condoms is still disgusting but serves to support an assertion of health due to it potentially protecting participants of sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy…hormonal contraception provides no protection from infection of STD’s.

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