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The teen birthrate in Denver is double that of the state average. Yes double.
Something needs to be done to reverse this trend and the Denver School Board is looking into options. One of which happens to be providing contraceptives to students.
Providing birth control at school health centers is a logical solution and it makes it easy for students to to access.
In other states that have faced similar situations, allowing student health centers to offer contraceptives has substantially decreased teen birthrates.
Abstinence works until it fails and then teens end up pregnant. Why not give teens the opportunity and the access to make responsible decisions about sex?
This is a common sense solution to an issue that has long term effects on the lives of women and their families.
