The Importance Of Condoms In High Schools

Sally and her boyfriend want to engage in sexual intercourse but are not sure where to get condoms. Jessica a junior in high school is pregnant because her boyfriend did not use a condom. Jerry is scared he may have gotten a sexually transmitted disease from the girl he hooked up with last night. These are examples of three high school students who could have avoided the situations that they are in, if high schools provided condoms to their students. After a two-year study in Philadelphia, the percent of students using condoms increased six percent. (Dodd, par. 2). A number of schools are looking to change their polices on condom distribution. This issue has resulted in plenty of discussion over the last ten years. There are three reasons why United States public high school students should be given condoms. There are teens who do not have a way of receiving condoms, there would be fewer teenage pregnancies, and the rate of sexually transmitted diseases would decrease significantly. …show more content…
At such a young age the brans of teenage girls are not done developing, which means they are literally not emotionally capable of becoming mothers. Studies show that having confidential and easy access to condoms have been found to help prevent pregnancies that are not intended (par. 1). Although there are three solid reasons for allowing public high schools to provide condoms, opponents claim condom distribution increase sexual activity among teenagers. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is a fact that teenagers are having sex. Providing condoms does not increase nor decrease teenagers having sex, it protects them (Dodds, par. 5). The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that condom availability has no impact on the amount of high school students having sex, but simply decrease the unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (Eisner, par.