Comments on: Abstinence fails http://www.redrag.net/2005/03/20/abstinence/ "The thinking Laborite would as lief be found in bed with a cobra as in a committee room armed with 'arguments' from the Tory press." --- Truth, Perth, 19 June 1915. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:29:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Satan http://www.redrag.net/2005/03/20/abstinence/comment-page-1/#comment-8988 Satan Tue, 22 Mar 2005 05:56:18 +0000 http://www.redrag.net/2005/03/20/abstinence/#comment-8988 Condoms are the enemy of mankind. Condoms are the enemy of mankind.

]]> By: Mark Bahnisch http://www.redrag.net/2005/03/20/abstinence/comment-page-1/#comment-8970 Mark Bahnisch Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:21:32 +0000 http://www.redrag.net/2005/03/20/abstinence/#comment-8970 In place of a trackback: <a href="http://larvatusprodeo.redrag.net/2005/03/20/its-a-nice-day-for-a-white-wedding/">It's a nice day for a white wedding</a> [<em>Edited for formatting. ---RC.</em>] In place of a trackback:

It’s a nice day for a white wedding

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]]> By: B. S. Fairman http://www.redrag.net/2005/03/20/abstinence/comment-page-1/#comment-8963 B. S. Fairman Mon, 21 Mar 2005 05:42:58 +0000 http://www.redrag.net/2005/03/20/abstinence/#comment-8963 The bush supermarket I used to work in had to put the condoms in with the ciggies because they used to be the shoplifted item in the whole shop. But who would have known that kids will still have sex even if they can't get condoms? The bush supermarket I used to work in had to put the condoms in with the ciggies because they used to be the shoplifted item in the whole shop.
But who would have known that kids will still have sex even if they can’t get condoms?

]]> By: gjw http://www.redrag.net/2005/03/20/abstinence/comment-page-1/#comment-8961 gjw Mon, 21 Mar 2005 00:31:55 +0000 http://www.redrag.net/2005/03/20/abstinence/#comment-8961 Well it may be partly the culture in the towns meaning teenagers are unwilling to use or ignorant of contraception (purely anecdotal, from my own experiences in large towns like Whyalla and Mt. Gambier, and even outer-suburban areas like Elizabeth). But you have to at least make it available. Sex education efforts focused on contraception are futile if the local chemist refuses to even sell it. Pharmacies are regulated. Surely there should be a requirement that they stock basic medications like the contraceptive pill? Well it may be partly the culture in the towns meaning teenagers are unwilling to use or ignorant of contraception (purely anecdotal, from my own experiences in large towns like Whyalla and Mt. Gambier, and even outer-suburban areas like Elizabeth). But you have to at least make it available. Sex education efforts focused on contraception are futile if the local chemist refuses to even sell it. Pharmacies are regulated. Surely there should be a requirement that they stock basic medications like the contraceptive pill?

]]> By: Robert http://www.redrag.net/2005/03/20/abstinence/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Robert Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:29:30 +0000 http://www.redrag.net/2005/03/20/abstinence/#comment-8960 Ah, silly me. I've fixed it. Re: the supermarket option. I agree, it's more difficult for kids to buy that kind of thing at the supermarket, where they're more likely to bump into people they know. Besides, if the restricted access to contraception is not causing the higher pregnancy rates, what is? Is there something in the water? Ah, silly me. I’ve fixed it.

Re: the supermarket option. I agree, it’s more difficult for kids to buy that kind of thing at the supermarket, where they’re more likely to bump into people they know. Besides, if the restricted access to contraception is not causing the higher pregnancy rates, what is? Is there something in the water?

]]> By: gjw http://www.redrag.net/2005/03/20/abstinence/comment-page-1/#comment-8959 gjw Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:48:34 +0000 http://www.redrag.net/2005/03/20/abstinence/#comment-8959 The Hunter Valley's actually in NSW :) But I'm wondering how common this might be around other parts of the country. Some people have tried making the point that teenagers could have simply bought condoms from the local supermarket. In small country towns, this isn't really a solution - one expects a pharmacist to have a bit of understanding about privacy. I can imagine a teenager buying condoms from a supermarket, going to the check-out and discovering one of their classmates working behind the counter. The Hunter Valley’s actually in NSW :) But I’m wondering how common this might be around other parts of the country. Some people have tried making the point that teenagers could have simply bought condoms from the local supermarket. In small country towns, this isn’t really a solution – one expects a pharmacist to have a bit of understanding about privacy. I can imagine a teenager buying condoms from a supermarket, going to the check-out and discovering one of their classmates working behind the counter.

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