Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/stories/health/new-york-schools-piloting-program-to-offer-plan-b-birth-control-pills-to-students-11595.html Health and Medicine Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:52:00 -0500 A quiet test has been underway for nearly a year in select New York City high schools, where students are given easy access to birth control pills and Plan B, also known as the morning after pill. Parents are given the opportunity to opt out of their children participating, but so far few have done it. Some 1,000 students have been served so far. Health and Medicine Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:27:56 -0500 This is a good idea and should be continued whether anyone likes it or not. The same forces in the US that are opposed to abortion and want to close Planned Parenthod, are also usually opposed to birth control. I am sick of christians and other fundamentalists trying to tell people how to live. Most of the populace is so under-informed and under-educated, that the Govt should just take control of these types of things (or like flouride in the water), and do them whether or not people approve. Not everything should be put to a vote. If people don't like what the School District is doing, they can always take their kid out. Ethics are more important than morals. If you don't know the difference, look it up. We have freedom of religion in this country, but we do not have freedom from religion. PRI: Public Radio International