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Socially thinking... teens who have sex are going to do so regardless... however it is possible that it may "inspire" teens who have thus far held back in fear of an unwanted pregnancy. I think its the parents job to teach values and the potential consequences of unprotected sex be that unwanted pregnancy and the possibility of STD's. If they are going to have sex anyway then the parent should take them to the doctors and get the prescription.
Access and cost do not play a role in my mind. There are Doctors offices all over, and if the cost is a problem, maybe its time to rethink that hot outfit (to make you look sexy) or that smartphone attached to your every waking moment

The bigger picture is that people in general need to take more responsibility for their actions. If you are going to have sex and don't want to get pregnant, go to the doctor and get a prescription, or use a condemn. If you don't do anything to protect yourself, who do you have to blame but yourself.View Thread

This is just another example of people not being responsible for their actions and for what they teach their children.View Thread

When you choose to ignore an evacuation order, you impact many more people than you think. Obviously there is your personal safety... but in addition you now impact the safety of the emergency personnel, anyone they have to cross paths with to get to you, as well as potentially other people they could be rescuing outside of the evacuation area, that now have to wait in possibly life threatening situations while emergency staff tends to your needs.
Should the city/county have to provide rescue services if you refuse to evacuate? Yes absolutely, but if you were ordered to evacuate and refused, you should also receive a citation, a fine, and bear the cost of the rescue. A disaster like this is hard on everyone, but put yourself in the shoes of the people tasked with providing emergency services to you, even while their own family's property and safety is probably at the same risk.View Thread

In regard to the new mother... Another No in my opinion. Pregnancy is a beautiful thing, teen pregnancy is the irresponsible result of making bad and immature choices and it has no place in a yearbook.
Would you put a page in the yearbook honoring someone who bullies others? I don't think so! So why would you put in a page or otherwise hi-light something that is just another example of a bad thing... be that suicide or teen pregnancy?View Thread

That is clearly demonstrated by the fact they posted the email to draw attention to themselves. If the person emailing her had posted his comments publicly that might have been a different circumstance.
This news story is all about ratings, attention, and 15 minutes in the spotlight. A responsible news team would have ignored the email and moved on with the business of reporting real news, not manufacturing their own.View Thread
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