A middle school in Maine has decided to allow girls as young as 11 to obtain birth control pills without their parents knowing. I hope that other schools follow this example and stop ignoring the pregnancies and diseases that have resulted from abstinence-only education. Not giving someone a drug that could protect them from pregnancy is like turning a blind eye while your child rides a bike without a helmet, just because he was not supposed to be riding it then. We need to stop putting so many morals into our laws and considering instead what is truly in the best interest of children and our nation.
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