Abortion

In the first article "Abortion": July 05,2005, I believe is very religiously based, but isn't everything, when it comes down to teenagers, and sex. I think that Pro-Life Wisconsin is wrong. When my daughter is 13 - 16 years old, and her hormones are "raging" I would rather her know her options out there. As much as I would love for my daughter to wait until she is married, I just find that not likely these days. However, I myself do believe that abstinence is the only form of "contraception" that works 100%, teenagers need to know what else is out there. What else they can do to protect themselves from STD's or teenage pregnancy. The American Academy of Pediatrics is not saying "Yes, tell the kids to go out and have sex" they are just taking the necessary precaution in case someone does decide to have sex. Birth Control pills are NOT a form of an abortion, they are simply just stopping the fertilization from even happening. If the fertilization occurs, and the after-morning pill is taking, then I think that is an abortion. Anything after the fertilization of the egg occurs, to me is an abortion. I myself do not believe, nor disagree with abortion. I myself for my own beliefs would never do that, however, in certain situations for other women I think is okay. It is her body, therefore her choice. She will have to live with that for the rest of her life.

The "Pediatrician Group Faults Abstinence-Only Programs" article, I definitely agree with. Dr. S. Paige Hertweck, Says that "Teaching abstinence but not birth control makes it more likely that once teenagers initiate sexual activity they will have unsafe sex and contract sexually transmitted diseases". Which I believe is true. If teens are just taught that abstinence is the only way to go, then what if they get into a situation when they think they are ready. Like an 18 year old girl that has been with her boyfriend of 6 years, and they decide that they are ready to have sex. She isn't going to know about contraception, unless her parents told her about them. I think it is important to teach children about the important aspects of abstinence but