Posted on 02/19/2012 1:24:30 PM PST by ColdOne
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Teenagers in several counties can get condoms in the mail for free under a program launched this week and supported by state public health officials.
The Condom Access Project allows youth between the ages of 12 and 19 to order a package of 10 condoms, lube and health brochures online at TeenSource.org, a website run by the nonprofit California Family Health Council. The package will be mailed to them in a nondescript yellow envelope.
Supporters say the program -- aimed at reducing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases among teens -- will benefit young people who cannot afford to buy condoms or are too embarrassed to go to clinics where they are distributed for free.
"We can't keep our heads in the sand and pretend there isn't a problem...," Vice President of Public Affairs for the Family Health Council Amy Moy told the Bakersfield Californian. "We want to make sure (teens are) as safe as possible."
Teens and young adults have the highest rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia of all age groups in California, according to health officials. In Kern County, one of the counties where the new program is available, teenage birth rates are among the highest in the state.
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I was afraid it was the real thing.
“Lube”? Oh, it’s another free program to encourage homosexuality.
Everyone in CA should be forced to practice birth control. They love government control of everything, don’t they?
Correct, GeronL. Socialism IS Legal Plunder. That is how they operate. The civilization is looted. It is fundamentally transformed. Lot's of innocent people die.
DEFUND socialist collectives and "government" sponsored socialism (including social engineering). Start with ANY program...this one for example.
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Given the failure rate of condoms, it looks like some parents of teenagers may have a good reason for some lawsuits in 9 months.
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