Weren't you grateful your mother took you to the doctor for a birth control prescription?
Um, no. In fact, she didn't do that. I started the pill when I married. I went to the local health department and they gave me the exam and pills. Years later, I now a reasonable, intelligent adult stopped taking them altogether because I did the research and found the truth about them. I now regret taking them - not only on a moral level but with regard to health issues. I unwittingly exposed myself to all kinds of health risks including an increased chance for breast cancer. As an adult adoptee, I only recently found out that breast cancer is a real killer in our family. Without understanding the consequences of taking that little pill, I heightened my risk.
Not only that, the bc pills of today promise things like only 4 periods a year. Wow. It shouldn't take a rocket scientist (or even someone only slightly above the drool level) to realize that cannot possibly be healthy.
Weren't you damn glad your boyfriend brought a condom along on the date with the pizza and bottle of wine? Yep. I sure was. But if I'd been smart, I'd have gone to the movie with that nice young man who wouldn't have taken advantage of me. Part of being a responsible adult is not running around like an animal in heat.
Not to mention the fact that condoms are not under pharmacological control. You can get 'em at Wal-Mart, Target, in the bathroom at the truck stop along with some very fine perfume < ahem > or at Bubba's Beer, Bait and Lotto Emporium. If a "responsible" youth can't find a condom to buy they certainly don't need to be having sex. 'Cause they're stooopid.