"Middle-Schoolers Get the Pill"

An article from "The Week Daily" website explained that a school board in Portland, Maine, passed legislation to allow students between the ages of eleven and thirteen to receive birth control pills with permission from their parents. The idea of children being sexually active at the age of eleven is a touchy and controversial subject no matter which side of the argument you are on. Both sides make valid points to support the validity of their arguments.
The majority of conservatives agree that it is immoral for people to be having sex at such a young age. Their evidence includes the fact that their has been an increase in underage pregnancies as well as sexually transmitted diseases throughout the years. A counterargument to this might be the idea of providing condoms as well as birth control pills to prevent pregnancy and disease from occurring in young people.
Liberals claim that conservatives are being too "puritanical" with their beliefs and think that these kids should at least be given the option of birth control if they decide to make that choice. The Boston Globe also stated that the school is not just handing the pills over to girls but stated that they must "first travel a long-even arduous-road of counseling. Their is evidence to support the fact using that using protection does decrease the possibility of pregnancy as well as transmission of disease, but certain perspectives are overlooked in regards to this argument.
One theory overlooked is the idea that providing students with condoms contraceptive pills at such a young age can actually lead to an increase in sexual activity. The logic behind this theory is that kids are easily persuaded, and that if they are given these instructions by teachers and parents, they may be persuade to believe that it is a cultural norm for people their age to be having sex. This in turn could cause them to become sexually active at a premature age whether they are interested or not.