Oh, well, that's help enormously...

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Griff

We need to start handing out birth control like candy as well

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

That would fix a lot of our problems.

Birth control is already very accessible in this country, even to underage teens (and it makes religious and rightwing groups froth at the mouth). Termination is also free and readily available. Sex education is generally excellent. Despite what they say on Jeremy Kyle (they were probably blagging off that day, or tattooing their BF's name on their wrist with a compass and a biro).

It makes no difference, trust me.
Young girls want to pretend they didn't want sex. That they were seduced into it, that they were surprised by it, that it happened by chance. Being on the pill would make them a slag. And young lads "wouldn't wear wellies on the beach" ie would never consider putting something plastic and cumbersome on their precious knob. Making you wonder if they've ever even seen a condom.

I'd advocate fitting teen girls with a contraceptive implant until they are at least 18. But I probably wouldn't want to live in a country that was able to enforce that.