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This is a problematic question for a birth control militant like me.
On one hand, I'm a parent, and that part says "As long as I am legally and financially responsible for this child, I have a right to know what medications she is on." If her dr. prescibes antibiotics, and I don't know about the pill and no one has told her that antibiotics can render it ineffective, she could be in real trouble.
On the other hand, I also realize not every parent is going to want their daughter on birth control pills and would fight it on "moral grounds." I think the kid has a right--no, an obligation--to protect herself.
I put my daughter on birth control at 15 when she became active. I'd rather have her on the pill than have her get pregnant.
This is a problematic question for a birth control militant like me.
On one hand, I'm a parent, and that part says "As long as I am legally and financially responsible for this child, I have a right to know what medications she is on." If her dr. prescibes antibiotics, and I don't know about the pill and no one has told her that antibiotics can render it ineffective, she could be in real trouble.
On the other hand, I also realize not every parent is going to want their daughter on birth control pills and would fight it on "moral grounds." I think the kid has a right--no, an obligation--to protect herself.
I put my daughter on birth control at 15 when she became active. I'd rather have her on the pill than have her get pregnant.
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Date: 2010-07-20 10:06 am (UTC)i guess, a girl should go to a good and honest doctor who can give good and reasonable advice about harm that may be caused by these pills
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Date: 2010-07-20 10:24 am (UTC)My daughter is autistic and perhaps not as aware of the consequences of her actions as she could be. (I don't know about that. She's smart but hard to communicate with so we can't easily ask her.)
At 13 years of age though she's bound to start her cycles here any minute and the corresponding "stuff" that involves. At some point she's going to be mainstreamed into normal classes. When that happens I will likely advocate putting her on the pill not only for protection but to help stabilize her cycles.
I am also considering one of the arm implants if they ever become common enough to be able to get in our area. (The uteral implants would be problematic for a lot of reasons - partly because until she can control herself better or we can communicate with her better we'd have to have them knock her out for the procedure.)
It's a little more problematic when you have a special needs child. You can't ignore the problem because even for kids with issues like this sex can and will happen. But honestly it feels strange having to think about it and even stranger talking about it. ;-)