Should public schools make contraceptives available to students?

I think that's fair, Brian.

Yeah I think "high schools" is generally the age in question

Before I approve this, I think we should say "public high schools." No one is going to even consider elementary or middle schools and if you're talking about public universities then there's not as much of a debate as well. The most reasonable and probably most diverse debate will be surrounding whether contraceptives should be made available in public high schools. Anyone agree?

Sure, it won't be something put into practice much but it will be interesting to see who believes they should make them available.

I like the issue but I think it's a moot one because it'd never happen except for perhaps the most liberal parts of the country.

Looks good...

i'm ok with it as is... just a thought as to whether this means free of cost, confidentially, etc... I think the best way is to leave it as is and let people say "so long as it's confidential" or whatever...

Any final thoughts? Considering pf evidence, let's keep it simple and open.

Don't you think there might be some people who are for it in the case of high schools but not middle schools...?

I do like simplicity of that wording though.

i don't think you need to qualify it any more than "public schools" and keep the question simple.

Good point... I was assuming no one would go there with this issue... I guess Jenna's options make the most sense.

Ya think people would say contraceptives should be available in elementary school...?

That's fine... or the options could be:

Always
Only in high school
Never

Either way, it's a great issue.
 

Maybe:

"When should schools provide contraceptives to their students?"

-  Only in high school

-  In middle school and high school

-  Never

Yeah, but we might need to address this with two issues because people could argue yes for high school but no for middle school... and then there's no affirmative that effectively shows the opinion.

Interesting issue.  I like the wording you came up with; I agree that it doesn't have to be just middle schoolers.

What do we do here?  The evidence references the case in middle schools, but it could also be an issue for the "nays" in high school too, right?  Anyone in favor of focusing this on "middle schools?"

Yahoo

PORTLAND, Maine - After an outbreak of pregnancies among middle school girls, education officials in this city have decided to allow a school health center to make birth control pills available to girls as young as 11.

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