The pill does not protect against disease. Period. Only condoms do. Put your daughter on the pill and she might not get pregnant (if she uses the pills correctly that is, really the shot is a better choice because you don't have to be super responsible) but she definitely might get a disease. Children (and by this I include teenagers) do not think like adults. Their brains don't fully mature until they are in their 20s. They do not understand the risk that they might actually get a disease. When a girl is on the pill, she won't use a condom. Which is worse, an unplanned pregnancy in which older responsible people can be found to adopt the resulting baby, or an incurable disease like Aids. The much smarter thing to do, since you realize your daughter will be having sex and you can't stop her, is to provide condoms.
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The pill does not protect against disease. Period. Only condoms do. Put your daughter on the pill and she might not get pregnant (if she uses the pills correctly that is, really the shot is a better choice because you don't have to be super responsible) but she definitely might get a disease. Children (and by this I include teenagers) do not think like adults. Their brains don't fully mature until they are in their 20s. They do not understand the risk that they might actually get a disease. When a girl is on the pill, she won't use a condom. Which is worse, an unplanned pregnancy in which older responsible people can be found to adopt the resulting baby, or an incurable disease like Aids. The much smarter thing to do, since you realize your daughter will be having sex and you can't stop her, is to provide condoms.
November 3, 2009 - 8:57amThis Comment
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