We asked what you think about allowing 17-year-olds get the "Morning After" pill.
If a woman can choose to engage in sex, she can choose whether or not to bear a child. At 17, a woman is no longer a child. -- Michelle
I feel that offering teens the morning after pill is a responsible thing to do as a country. Teens will continue to have sex no matter what we do. To save a child brought into the world by a child from having to raise their parent would be a gift to that teen. i also feel that birth control pills along with condoms should be offered free without the notification of parents would help prevent many unwated pregnancies and save younge women form having to consider abortion. Alot of kids cannot talk to their parents about their sex life and giving the option of being responsible for their actions could benefit everyperson in this country in many ways.Millions of women have used hormones for a long time with few side effects, offering birth control and the morning after pill for the recklas teen era could save a lot of woman from having broken dreams. -- Sara
Drinking two tinny pills vs. careing a fetus for 9 months? Plan B Emergency contraceptive pills are something that should be approved to be sold for all women not just seventeen year old and older. Today our Nation is increasing with teens that are having children at a very young age such 15 year olds so why not allow them to buy the pill without a doctors note? We are in the tweenty-firt century; therefore, we should be open about the desission that was taken. -- Wendy
It shouldn't require a prescription anyway. This is a good thing, it will dramatically decrease the amount of teenage pregnancies. Unless the parents want to be responsible for an unwanted child,it is the young woman's decision to take Plan B. -- James
I am 43 year old parent with a 21 year old son. I would hope that what he was taught would reflect in his judgement, perhaps I am living in a bubble though. If any child 16-18 is having sex, then we have not done our job as parents. I realize not every child takes to heart what we have to say, yet we as parents truly must be able to second guess our childs decisions and divert any opportunity for something of this nature to happen. Sex at any age is something no one should take lightly. -- Mitch
How about good ol' abstinence? I think the answer is teaching self-control and not giving minors a free pass to have premarital sex protected or unprotected. Planned Parenthood has done a great job of masking their undermining of parents as empowering as some great achievement. -- Reggie
I think as a parent the young adults should not be allowed to get the plan b at age 17 without the parents consent until the parent can talk to their young adult about their options. -- Helen
Allowing teens to obtain the plan "B" pill is the wrong answer. All this does is promote irresponsibility because they are being lead into thinking that a pill will fix there problems with no guarantees. What's next, teen abortions? -- Michael
Plan B should have been available to highschool kids a long time ago. Point blank- highschool kids are having sex and parents cant stop that. Those girls should have every option any other woman has. It is not an abortion pill. read a pamphlet, educate yourself. -- Summer
i believe that young girls should be allowed to used the day after pill for personal reasons,, but there should be a limit, i know girls my age, im 18 that take the pill everytime after sexual inntercourses, and they can posibly cause a illness -- Jessica
Giving birth control to 17 year olds??? Come on this is ridiculous what they need to give those teens is education; they might be able to prevent a pregnancy. But what happens to all the STDs they might contract there’s no pills for that. -- Angelica
