Contraception in School Case

There is a moral dilemma occurring in US schools all over the country right now.

The issue that this dilemma revolves around is whether or not to provide teen students contraception in school. This has become a hot-button topic that has people with very passionate views and ideals on each side vehemently disagreeing with one another.

On one side you have the people who believe that providing teenage students with

access to contraception is imperative to curbing teen pregnancy and the spread of sexually

transmitted diseases. They believe that information and access are important and key to lowering the number of unintended pregnancies and that the outcome of not providing that access is far worse. On the other side you have people who believe that sex education (and the providing of contraception) is strictly a home and family issue and should not be brought into the school or classroom. These individuals also believe that providing teenagers with access to contraception is like giving them permission to have sex and be irresponsible. Most people with this view also believe in teaching abstinence instead of sex education as they believe that it is teaching kids that it is OK to have sex at such a young age. But which side is right?

Providing access to contraception and sex education to teens is morally reprehensible and irresponsible. Sex education is something that should be taught to children by their parents. It is invasive to teach moral issues such as sex education in the schools

because it may contradict what a parent is teaching in the home.

Parents decide the appropriate age to speak with and teach their kids about sex not the

school system. Preventing teen pregnancy is not done by providing kids with condoms, but by

giving them the proper

guidance and supervision in the home from parents and family members. Some families believe

in teaching their children abstinence from having sex until they are married. Some religions teach

that pre-marital sex is wrong and the use of contraception is immoral. It is a violation of these

children’s rights to subject them to a tutorial on how to use a condom when it may directly

contradict their upbringing or religious beliefs. Also, teaching teens how to have sex safely is

sending them the mixed message that it is OK for them to be engaging in sexual activity. To the

teens, the message that they