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  • Title: Without much success, state legislators take aim at school condom programs.
    Author: Sollom T.
    Journal: State Reprod Health Monit; 1995 Sep; 6(3):3, 7. PubMed ID: 12346846.
    Abstract:
    As more and more schools in the US have begun to establish programs to distribute condoms, opposition to this service has expanded beyond the arena of local hearings to the introduction of legislation to ban the practice in a number of states. During 1995, 11 measures were introduced, of which five would bar access to contraceptives, five would require parental consent, and one would prohibit the dispensing of longterm methods such as Norplant. None of these measures were enacted, and only two remain pending. Some of the proposed measures contained additional prohibitions, such as including inmates at state facilities, banning referrals for abortion without parental permission, and extending the scope of the restrictions beyond school-based services to include all minors. In all but six states, condom distribution in schools remains uncharted legal territory. 420 schools in 41 states currently provide condoms upon request. Only Massachusetts, however, has a Board of Education policy (which was upheld by the State Supreme Court) which encourages condom distribution in order to curtail HIV transmission. Opponents argue that condom distribution encourages sexual activity and usurps parental authority. Proponents point to the responsibility of the schools to perform public health functions.
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