...The black race baiters jumped on this with a rabid vengence. The Reverands called it "attempted genocide" of the next generation of black children.
Attempted genocide...well, that argument doesn't quite wash, does it? My understanding of Norplant is that it supresses ovulation entirely. Genocide only works if we're talking about post-conception, correct? The problem I have with the proposed Norplant implant availability is that it does not get to the root of the problem. Young girls are still going to have sex (and will probably be more encouraged to do so) because they have no sense of self-worth, or because they want to prove something to their peers, or because they completely lack a decent family and think that having sex with a guy is going to make him stick around and care about her, etc etc. Norplant also offers absolutely no protection against HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, genital herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and the rest of the sexually transmitted diseases. I wish I had an easy answer. I wish we could just wave a magic wand that would make young women of ALL ethnicities realize that they are worth more than some guy's fun evening.