what can the government do to prevent teen pregnancies?

[Vic]

I'll name 2. Education and military.

There's more of course. Courts of law, police, fire, roads, and so on. It irks me when conservatives play this game that they don't think govt can do anything, when we all know that they are far far FAR from being anarchists, and actually demand govt for a great many things (like the 'law and order,' the war in Iraq, the drug war, outlawing abortion, etc etc).

Granted, the govt cannot 'prevent' these unwanted pregnancies, but it can and should work to educate susceptible teenagers in how to avoid them, and in educating parents in how to help be better parents.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

As soon as anyone is capable of creating children, they should bank the sperm/egg, castrait the males, give hysterectomies to the women, and grow the babies in jars. Problem solved. Next?

 

[5to1baby1in5]

Female Circumcision is used in Africa and other areas.

Wiki

 

[keird]

Create a charity that gives out welfare checks with an injectable contraceptive. Not shot; no check. It won't prevent teenage pregancy, though. Just dependency.

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: Mursilis
Government should have no role in this. I'll parent my own kids, thanks. When public schools can demonstrate they can accomplish core, basic goals like teaching reading and math, I'll think about letting them handle sex ed. This study states that among US 12th graders, only 35% are testing at proficient or higher in reading, and only 23% at math. When they can get that right, they can move onto other subjects.

you must get quite angry at those bad parents, like Sarah Palin.

 

[shadow9d9]

Increase sex ed and get rid of "abstinence only" nonsense.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Sex education.

Easy access to contraception.

Easy access to Planned Parenthood (Plan B pill).

god sex ed has been going on for 30+ years....

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: miketheidiot

Originally posted by: bamacre
When will people see that government is not a problem solver, but a problem creator?

when will people stop quoting reagan as if he actually was right about anything?

the government can and has solved many problems, markets are not the answer to many things.

name a few.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: alien42

Originally posted by: Lothar

Originally posted by: thespeakerbox
This has become an epic battle at work.



Is it culture?
Can you blame the parents?
Should pregnant women get so much help?
Should the govt encourage young mothers to give up children adoption?

These are some questions thats came up. Pretty much, everyone agreed that the government does too much for peoples stupid choices? But whats the alternative?

The parents are to blame.

like Sarah Palin?

or Obamas mom?

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Don't allow Sarah Palin to watch over any of them?

or Obamas mom?

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: alien42

Originally posted by: Lothar

Originally posted by: thespeakerbox
This has become an epic battle at work.



Is it culture?
Can you blame the parents?
Should pregnant women get so much help?
Should the govt encourage young mothers to give up children adoption?

These are some questions thats came up. Pretty much, everyone agreed that the government does too much for peoples stupid choices? But whats the alternative?

The parents are to blame.

like Sarah Palin?

or Obamas mom?

do you not understand hypocrisy? Obama supports sex education in our schools and Sarah Palin does not. get your head out of your ass.

 

[jman19]

They can parade Bristol out and clap and smile and talk about families.

 

[daniel49]

Originally posted by: thespeakerbox
This has become an epic battle at work.



Is it culture?
Can you blame the parents?
Should pregnant women get so much help?
Should the govt encourage young mothers to give up children adoption?

These are some questions thats came up. Pretty much, everyone agreed that the government does too much for peoples stupid choices? But whats the alternative?

start a barrel fund for american youth.
when they turn 13, put them in the barrel and feed them through a knot hole.
When they turn 16, seal up the knothole.

 

[fskimospy]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: alien42

Originally posted by: Lothar

Originally posted by: thespeakerbox
This has become an epic battle at work.



Is it culture?
Can you blame the parents?
Should pregnant women get so much help?
Should the govt encourage young mothers to give up children adoption?

These are some questions thats came up. Pretty much, everyone agreed that the government does too much for peoples stupid choices? But whats the alternative?

The parents are to blame.

like Sarah Palin?

or Obamas mom?

Crap, Obama's mom is running for Vice President!? This will be tough as she's dead.

 

[classy]

Originally posted by: loki8481
cut welfare funds?

Well a lot of white kids and mothers will go hungry. Considering more whites collect welfare checks than any other race.

 

[imported_Lothar]

Originally posted by: Xavier434

Originally posted by: Lothar
How much is a pack of condoms at your local CVS and Walgreens?
Last time I checked, there wasn't an age requirement to buy them either.

Teenage pregnancies has nothing to do with the lack of condoms or their availability.

How much is birth control? How often to do condoms break? Where does a 13-15 year old get the money to buy condoms or birth control?

Go to any CVS, Walgreens or Walmart. You can get a pack of 3 for ~$3.00(or less).

By saving their lunch money.
By working.
By asking their parents rather than the government.

Your idea of distributing out condoms in an 8th grade classroom as a solution to teenage pregnancy is laughable at best.

 

[palehorse]

The Federal government shouldn't be doing a damn thing to stop teen pregnancy, and they need to stop subsidizing children.

Originally posted by: PC Surgeon
Government installed and removed chastity belts (upon marriage). Fines if having children out of wedlock. Condoms given freely to married couples. /sarcasm

I mean wtf do you want? Every time theres a problem you ask "What can the government do?" :roll:

How about we start forcing personal responsibility? NO GOVERNMENT HELP! Get off your ass and work. You had a kid while in high school? Drop out idiot, get a job. You laid in the bed now take care of it. So sick of this "what can the government do for you" crowd. Fuck! :|

EDIT: So what do we do? The most obvious. NOTHING!

QFT! :thumbsup: