[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Ping!

[Lorianne]

Are they going to offer vasectomies to middle school age boys? If not, I call foul.

[NurdlyPeon]

Must stop thinking things can’t get any worse.....must stop thinking things can’t get any worse....cannot handle continuing disappointment and shock....must stop thinking things can’t get any worse.....

[maine-iac7]

Aside from the anti-family, usurpation of parental rights ramifications - I believe there are medical studies that show giving these drugs to immature girls can cause some real damage...

Not to mention that these drugs aren't safe to take too many years - which means by the time they reach their mid 20's on, they could be in more danger - just when they would ordinarily be married and wanting to control their family size and/or number of children.

Insanity on all levels.

[taxesareforever]

How parents can so easily turn their children’s welfare over to the state. Doesn’t this bring back memories of Germany? But then again, that is history and that is something that doesn’t get taught in schools anymore.

[DoughtyOne]

There are no national figures on how many middle schools, where most students range in age from 11 to 13, provide such services.

A supporter, Richard Verrier, said it's not enough to depend on parents to protect their children because there may be students who can't discuss things with their parents.

Imagine, some 11 to 13 year old kids couldn't talk to their parents about this, without them going postal.  Point me to a set of parents that would accept their eleven to thirteen year old child having casual sex, and I'll point you to parents that should have that child taken away for their own protection.

Richard Verrier is a real brain trust.  Ask him what he does for a living and I'll bet he tells you he flips burgers at the local hot dog stand.

I'm wondering which 11 year old he has hooked up with?

[freekitty]

Take your kids out of public school or you will hear and see more of these indoctrination stories.

[Daffynition]

When this story first broke the other day, the original article spoke to the 1,700 school-connected health centers in the United States, as well.

As ashamed as I am of Maine after this vote, people should also be aware of a few more facts that this is a national trend:

"One in four [of these centers] provides birth control ranging from condoms to prescription contraception, said Divya Mohan, spokeswoman for the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care."

"Last year, Portland's program cost about $500,000 to operate, including state and foundation grants, MaineCare/Medicaid and private health insurance reimbursements, and in-kind contributions of space and services provided by the city."

This was the brainchild of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.

Two of the middle schools, "Moore and Lincoln middle schools don't have health centers, and their students are ineligible for treatment at the King Student Health Center"... some liberals will probably now sue for equal treatment.

"The top five reasons for visits to the health center [Maine] last year were, in descending order: immunizations, physical examinations, sore throat, upper respiratory infection and asthma."

"Nationally, the top five reproductive health services offered at school-based health centers were, in descending order: pregnancy testing, abstinence counseling, HIV/AIDS counseling, birth control counseling, and the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, according to the national assembly."

We're going to hell-in-a-hand-basket folks ... and it isn't just Mainiacs that are leading the way.

[Right Wing Assault]

Maybe they could provide free Valium for those kids who are having a bad day. They could perform tattooing for free, too. And do piercing. Breast enhancement. Liposuction. “School: it’s the place to be!”

[Sopater]

This is seen as “good” to those liberals who are convinced that humans are ruining the world.

FIRST, it ignores the moral and emotional issues related to premarital sex.

SECOND, it helps to reduce the birth rate, not only for pre-teens and teens, but for future adults as well as this will program the children that birth control is not only acceptable, but desirable.

THIRD, it helps shortens the lifespan of those who practice unsafe sex and use hormonal birth control methods preventing these people from extending their burden on the earth.