Use of condoms

[Gumleaf]

I found the article below in the Sunday Telegraph yesterday when I was having a browse and thought it might be useful for members here. My advice from the article below is to use condoms during sex, and if you choose not to, to go to the doctors fairly regular to be tested for various STI's. Also, sorry, the last paragraph was cut off, but you will get the general idea of what's being said from the rest of it.

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[JamesSuperBoy]

I have seen articles about both American and Australian schools doing the same.

[Abhorrence]

We get free condoms from our school if we go to see the nurse.

[Cognizant]

I honestly don't know why the USA hasn't started doing this yet.

[SethfromMI]

I buy mine, but I do know some places where I could get them for free. honestly, they know kids are going to have sex anyways, might as well try to protect them a little bit in the process

[RandAnonPers]

I mean, there is nothing to do. Teenagers will be Teenagers. Most of them don't know enough to wait until they are ready. Just give them the protection so we don't have children being raised by naive parents.

[Connor.]

I'm all for the support that schools are giving younger people. Making them aware of the risks, and providing the safety if they do choose to go for it is at least doing something to protect them.

[Zachary G]

I think more of us teens need to step up and be more responsible about protecting ourselves when it comes to sex and sexuality. I have heard tell that our generation is more promiscuous than the last and that disease is more prevalent among us than befofre.

[Atom]

Would be amazing. I buy mine at a closest pharmacy, but I know that some people feel awkward buying something like condoms so I think it's a great idea.
tl;dr, only the caption.

[Deceptica]

Im not sure i know how to furreel about this.. It sounds like a good idea, but who has sex in school anyways? And if they do this, then theyre taking away the kids responsibility!

[Magenta]

Im not sure i know how to furreel about this.. It sounds like a good idea, but who has sex in school anyways? And if they do this, then theyre taking away the kids responsibility!

It's not about having sex in school, it's about providing teens and students with a safe way to access protective measures in a place they feel comfortable. So many people are scared to go to the drugstore to buy condoms. I get mine through my university's health centre, just in case. And I don't see how it's taking away the kid's responsibility. They are openly saying, this is here for you to use and access. Take responsibility for yourself and we'll help you by providing you with the means to do so. It's a step in promoting safe sex that should have been taken years ago.

Also, teens who are sexually active should not be afraid to ask for an STI test. I've done it. It was my doctor's recommendation because I was sexually active in the last year prior to the test and she said it would be a good idea. So I said, okay, why not? Guess what? Totally clean but I feel better knowing that. You pee in a cup and sometimes get blood taken. Nothing embarrassing in the slightest. It's the same as if you were being tested for anything else. No one is judging you. Honestly, they put the paperwork forward and do their job, that's all it is.

[WengMan3397]

I buy mine, but I do know some places where I could get them for free. honestly, they know kids are going to have sex anyways, might as well try to protect them a little bit in the process

I'm starting to think this guy is my twin hahahaha

I buy mine own too but when I first started getting frisky my parents got me some so I wouldn't "eff up"...my dad's words hahaha but I could get them at school, the clinic, the doctors office, etc. too for free.

[DoodleSnap]

Really glad to see schools adopting this sort of openness, honesty, and matureness when it comes to protecting teens sexually.

[mariozplaze]

I don't want to seem snobbish here, but as a statistics student I don't trust this study. Note that in the first line that they said that chlamydia has increased by "120 percent." 120 percent isn't even an attainable percentage, much less a likely one.

But I do support schools giving out condoms simply for the sake of keeping kids safe.

Like I say: If you're gonna do it, do it right!

[OSUBuckEyes]

I buy mine. For multiple reasons but if you're responsible enough to fuck you're responsible enough to buy your own damn condoms LMAO

[ManyPearTree]

I do agree with naive teenagers being able to safely have intercourse. I'm still on the edge of how the condoms are funded. Honestly think that offering them in schools kind of sends the message that "hey the school give out them out so it must be okay to have sex". I know the students will do what they want but giving these things out without for free without any council or guidance doesn't enable any deep decision making or consequential thinking.

[Karkat]

Ahh that'll be something good ol Utah will fight nail and tooth :P

I personally think that condoms need to be a thing in schools. They're gonna have sex anyways, at least encourage them to do thing safely!

[Wanderer_]

They aren't expensive, everywhere sells them

[JamesSuperBoy]

I do agree with naive teenagers being able to safely have intercourse. I'm still on the edge of how the condoms are funded. Honestly think that offering them in schools kind of sends the message that "hey the school give out them out so it must be okay to have sex". I know the students will do what they want but giving these things out without for free without any council or guidance doesn't enable any deep decision making or consequential thinking.


I thought the move to machines was to actually sell them not give away.
But the article does not say either way.