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From: tron@fluke.UUCP (Peter Barbee)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Information on contraceptives
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Date: Thu, 29-Aug-85 15:00:27 EDT
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>>It is my opinion that lack of information is
>>one of the biggest causes of unwanted/teenage pregnacies.
>
>In my opinion, lack of experience with reality is the biggest cause
>of unwanted/teenage pregnancies.  A lot of teenagers who know about
>birth control do not think it will ever happen to them.

And now for my opinion,  I think it is America's overall hangup concering
sex is the single biggest cause of unwanted teenage pragnancies (UTP).
Why is it that there are far fewer UTPs in European countries that are
more permissive, not permissive about sex itself but permissive about
talking about it.

It is time to admit to ourselves, as a country, that we like sex, it is
ok to like sex, and almost everyone else likes sex too.  I understand why
it is taboo to discuss the intensity of your last orgasm with your
SO's parents.  But why can't we communicate to our children the need for
contraception?

Thankfully, we can allevaiate the problem.  We are the parents of the next
generation, we can educate our children properly about sex.

If we can decide how that is.

Peter B