Whether or not middle school children should be able to receive pills and patches is a very delecate question. The article supports this idea in saying that some children already have and had sex no matter what their parents say or do and that the only way to improve this situation is to safe what is left to safe giving them the opportunity to receive various birthcontrols. Another claim made in support of the distribution of birthcontrol explained in this article is that these services are beneficial mainly for children from lower income families. Since these kids of this Portland middle school mainly come from lower income classes - a societal group being more prone to teen pregnancies, these health services provide them with the kind of gynecological services they otherwise could not afford.
The counter-argument is that NO 11year old should have sex in the first place. This is commonly agreed upon in the article and therefore the counter-argument for middle schoolers being issued contraceptives and patches. It takes a lot more maturity to have sex and deal with the physical and emotional consequences involved instead of just taking one little pill at a certain time every day. However, reality seems to look different with regards to rising teen pregnancy and the need of even having to discuss the fact of 11-14year old children having sex.
The perspective overlooked is the role parents should play in the whole discussion. The article totally leaves out the parents. Whether or not a girl has or has not sex or should take any kind of birth control or not should be dealt with in the family environment. The article does not take parents into the obligation to "give their kids THE TALK" although it is part of their duties of being responsible parents. Additionally, not involving parents in this important discussion is undermining their authority and they need to be a part of their female kids growing up.
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