Table of Contents

Foreword 5

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 What Role Should Birth Control Play in Sex Education Programs?

1 Teens Should Be Taught About Birth Control in School Douglas Kirby 11

2 Teens Should Be Taught Abstinence and Not Comprehensive Sex Education in School Stan Weed 17

3 Teaching Students About Birth Control Reduces Teen Pregnancy 23

4 Teaching Students About Abstinence Reduces Teen Pregnancy 29

5 Teaching Students to Use Birth Control Increases Teen STD Rates 35

6 Teaching Students to Use Birth Control Reduces Teen STD Rates Sue Alford Marilyn Keefe 42

Chapter 2 Should Access to Birth Control Be Controlled?

1 Pharmacists Should Be Allowed to Refuse to Fill Birth Control Prescriptions Doug Bandow 51

2 Pharmacists Should Not Be Allowed to Refuse to Fill Birth Control Prescriptions Dan K. Thomasson 56

3 Insurance Companies Should Cover the Cost of Birth Control Prescriptions 61

4 Insurance Companies Should Not Cover the Cost of Birth Control Prescriptions Judie Brown 68

Chapter 3 What Restrictions Should Be Placed on Birth Control?

1 Teens Should Need Parental Consent to Get Birth Control Harvard Crimson 75

2 Teens Should Not Need Parental Consent to Get Birth Control 80

3 Teens Should Be Allowed Over-the-Counter Access to Emergency Contraception D.C. Weiss C.C. Harper J.J. Speidel T.R. Rain 87

4 Over-the-Counter Access to Emergency Contraception Is Unsafe Wendy Wright 93

Facts About Birth Control 101

Organizations to Contact 106

For Further Reading 114

Index 119

Picture Credits 125