Thursday, October 18, 2007

Morality Decline Accelerates

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Pupils at a city middle school will be able to get birth control pills and patches at their student health center after the local school board approved the proposal Wednesday evening. The plan, offered by city health officials, makes King Middle School the first middle school in Maine to make a full range of contraception available to students in grades 6 through 8, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services. There are no national figures on how many middle schools, where most students range in age from 11 to 13, provide such services. About one-fourth of student health centers that serve at least one grade of adolescents 11 and older dispense some form of contraception.

Opponents cited religious and health objections. Diane Miller said she felt the plan was against religion and against God. A supporter, Richard Verrier, said it's not enough to depend on parents to protect their children because there may be students who can't discuss things with their parents.
  • JJ Commentary: In a misguided attempt to prevent unwanted pregnancies in children, schools now provide encouragement for sexual experimentation in children as young as 11 years of age. Satan is quite pleased. The moral slide in America quickens with every passing day.

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