Tag Archive for 'Teenage Pregnancy'

15: Norplant for Consenting Teens

Finally, we should remember that a Norplant subsidizing policy is not bad in itself. Determining the morality of this program rests particularly on observing its implementation. If the contraceptive method is administered by a coercive family planning clinic, then women’s rights for contraceptive alternatives and to informed consent are likely to be violated. However, this [...]

Teen Pregnancy 12: Norplant Birth Control

A solution to both of the problems facing the Norplant for Consenting Teens policy would be to center the program in the schools. Schools offer a place where most all of the teenagers will be and because of its pedagogical function, it is ideal for sexual education. By incorporating sexual education into the curriculum of [...]

Teen Pregnancy 11: Norplant

The second class of ‘Norplant for Teens’ policy supplies Norplant systems to consenting teenagers. The government would offer these consenting teenagers Norplant systems for free or for a very low price. For example, the government could charge the reasonable fee of ten dollars, if it wanted to generate revenues and still make Norplant extremely affordable [...]