And teens who report having good conversations with their parents about sex are more likely to delay sexual activity, have fewer partners, and use condoms and
other contraceptives when they do have sex.»
Not exact matches
I am happy that the writer had the choices that she did... She is also free to decide whether or not she is a Catholic... She however, took an available medication for a health problem... most Catholic facilities recognize such health problems and allow for that treatment... I am completly puzzled, though, that she would not want
other Catholics to be able to choose differently than she did... for those people who wish to use
contraceptive services and medication, options are open to them... I am not Catholic, did not grow up in a faith based family, and don't know whether a God exists or not... However, to leave a relgious group with no option but to contradict its own tenets is an attempt by those who don't believe in those tenents to mock them, certainly, but more to erode them... this seems the aim of many and
when those folks operate from inside the government... that intrusion is an overreach of the govenrment...
On the
other hand, where is the problem with conscience
when no one is forced to use
contraceptives?
In the most cited experiment a male monkey on an island with several females was faithful to three consorts until they were given chemical
contraceptives,
when he took up with three
other females.
When controlling for
other factors that affect risk of HIV infection (e.g., condom use), the researchers found that users of injectable DMPA were 50 % more likely to become infected with HIV than those not using hormonal
contraceptives.
Actual use takes into account the failure of the
contraceptive to work, difficulties with use, and
other factors (e.g., women on hormonal birth control are more likely to have a failure
when taking antibiotics).