[Lurking Libertarian]

It doesn't help when a school like King Middle School in Portland, Maine, offers a range of contraception to children as young as 11, including birth-control pills and the patch -- and parental consent is not required.

No, it would be much better if the girls got pregnant and had abortions, or had babies at age 11. That would be just great. [/sarcasm]

[donna]

What do you care - it’s not libertarian business.

[Neidermeyer]

Wake up will you... do you really think an 11,12 or 13 year old will take a pill every single day at the same general time of day without fail? Giving them pills just encourages sex with multiple partners, not necessarily threesomes but serially as they will want to take advantage of this “freedom”.. I’d bet 99% of them think they can just take 1 pill before sex and be protected; remember they are doing this behind their parents back making it even more likely it will be used in an innefective manner and result in MORE pregnancies.

[socialismisinsidious]

Any child, of age 11, who is sexually active is being raped. Raped by a babysitter, raped by a neighbor, raped by a teenage friend, raped by a family member.... To put her (or him) on birth control b/c of pregnancy fears is not addressing the problem, and is not protecting the child. To put her on birth control is giving aid and sanctuary to the perpetrator.