I can't believe no one has posted about this. Did anyone see the GDT yesterday and Fox 25 news this morning. Dr. Orr the director of the GHS Health Center
(an excellent pediatrician I must add) and the nurse practitioner who works there have both resigned because AGH who runs the center will not allow them to
prescribe birth control and give out condoms. There are now 17 girls pregnant this year at the high school. Personally I think the majority of these girls want
to be pregnant and access to birth control would not have stopped them, the nurse practitioner herself said this in the article, they come down month after
month for pregnancy tests until they are actually pregnant, so the issue is much deeper than access to birth control. But I am not against giving out condoms
and prescribing birth control at school. I would prefer my own children be open with me and go to their own doctor for such things, but not every child can be
open with their parents and those who can't talk to their parents are the ones who need these services. What does everyone think?
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(05/27/08 09:34 AM) |
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(05/27/08 09:52 AM) |
I'm not sure if I understood the article fully-but it sounded like the hospital board wanted to get the ok from the school committee and explore the
possible legal ramifications before agreeing to dispense birth control pills at the school. Is that correct?
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Y DEVELOP |
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(05/27/08 10:08 AM) |
If there are 17 pregnant girls at GHS that is truly sad.
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mya crakstinks |
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(05/27/08 10:28 AM) |
i will say it again the schools should hand out dildoes
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(05/27/08 10:39 AM) |
Problem is, young girls can get pregnant and everything is taken care of. Our system makes it very easy for them to get pregnant and receive all kinds of
benefits. No need for a working husband, no need for the mothers to work, free housing, free food stamps, free tuition for school if they decide to go back to
school, etc.
The way I see it young women may be better off getting pregnant.
"Golf is a game that is played on a 5 inch course - the distance between your ears." Bobby Jones
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(05/27/08 10:49 AM) |
Par Putt wrote: PP, Prepare for the onslaught of insults to be hurled at you for suggesting such a thing. You will now be labeled a racist and a bigot. |
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(05/27/08 10:55 AM) |
Thanks for the heads up Thong, but I stand by my statements & have pretty thick skin, I actually have heard young girls taking about getting pregnant so
they would have everything paid for after they get out of high school. That's the scary part in all of this.
"Golf is a game that is played on a 5 inch course - the distance between your ears." Bobby Jones
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(05/27/08 11:07 AM) |
Macpac....the clinic is allowed to give out condoms. The issue is they arent allowed to hand out oral contraceptives without parental approval. The hospital spokesperson said they were concerned with the liabilty if one of these girls on oral contraception had a stroke from the medication. Whenever liabilty is the deciding factor in health issues, the public suffers. I think Dr. Orr did the right thing and brought attention to this. I have a daughter at the high school and I want her to have access to the clinic and its services.
"Beer is proof that God loves us"- Ben Franklin
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(05/27/08 11:12 AM) |
I just heard this being reported on NPR. AGH is going to regret this decision. My guess is the new Director will be gone soon. With 17 pregnant teenagers they
ought to be more responsive to the communities crisis. As far as liability goes they ought stop providing any medical services based on this line of thinking.
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(05/27/08 11:20 AM) |
Handing out condoms is one thing. Handing out birth control pills would be completely irresponsible, IMO. There are health risks associated with birth control
pills, and their use should be monitored by a physician. I agree with the hospital's concerns.
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05/27/08 11:28 AM.
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penelope |
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(05/27/08 11:43 AM) |
Just looking for a little clarification. Didn't see the article. Could the girls get birth control pills w/o parental consent? What is the difference
between getting them at the school and going to office itself (aside from the copay)? Wouldn't the pills have to be paid for by the parent's
insurance? Is there a consent form sent to the parent's to use the clinic, and what are the procedures for privacy. HIPPA doesn't usually apply to
parents when it applies to a minor, correct?
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(05/27/08 11:45 AM) |
Pardon the cynicism. Great publicity for Gloucester and its high school, the AGH, et al. especially having been aired on NPR.
 The subsidization of teen pregnancies out of wedlock.  essentially telling young girls to GET pregnant, so all their living costs will be free, paid for by us suckers, the local taxpayers  Does that mean the fathers, if they are ever identified, also
get a free ride?
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05/27/08 11:56 AM.
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(05/27/08 11:47 AM) |
"There are health risks associated with birth control pills, and their use should be monitored by a physician. I agree with the hospital's
concerns."
Being a pregnant teenager has more health risks than a teenager taking birth control pills. Does anyone here have a story about birth control pills causing serious injury or harm or interactions? |
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adambomb |
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(05/27/08 11:52 AM) |
mya crakstinks wrote: Tell me someone moderates here. |
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ckcaney |
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(05/27/08 11:53 AM) |
Sorry, there is no moderating of dildo usage here.
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magnoliatownie |
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(05/27/08 12:00 PM) |
Elli...that whole line of thinking is what's wrong with this picture. Anyone who goes to the clinic is going to see a licensed DOCTOR...not a secretary
handing out the pill without a physician being present. There is has to be a way for a teen to get birth control without parental consent. Why???? Denial is
not a river in Egypt. Gloucester needs this service.
"Beer is proof that God loves us"- Ben Franklin
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tyu12 |
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(05/27/08 12:04 PM) |
Par Putt wrote: Par you hit the nail right on the head. and I don't think that that is a racist statement at all |
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penelope |
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(05/27/08 12:23 PM) |
Is it possible for a 14 year old girl to go to her pediatrician and obtain birth control pills? If not, because of legalities, how does the clinic circumvent
this. There is such a focus on being able to get them at the high school, why can't they just get them at the Pediatrician's office?
And, in this day and age, if someone does not want to get pregnant, they won't. If these girls are looking to get pregnant, as it has been discussed, then the availablity of birth control pills at the high school will not prevent them from doing so. |
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(05/27/08 12:29 PM) |
My teenaged niece almost died from a blood clot resulting from b.c. pill use. She got the pills from a clinic at her high school. If her parents had
known she was on b.c. pills, they would have been aware of the increased blood clot risk. Nuff said from me.
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(05/27/08 12:47 PM) |
elliegal wrote:
I'm a little confused ellie. Are you saying that if she was going to be sexually active that they would have not had her go on the pill because of the risk of clotting? Did she have a medical history of clotting beforehand that teh high school clinic didn't pick up on? Are you saying that the pills that they give out at her high school clinic were an inferior product to the ones she would have got at a local hospital? I'm assuming that there is an increased risk of clotting for women on the pill but the risk/reward of not getting preggers outweighs the clotting risk in most women assuming they are healthy to begin with, no? I'm completely uninformed and just trying to get a handle on all the info. |
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ckcaney |
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(05/27/08 12:48 PM) |
Hits home for you then, but it is still extremely rare and far more dangerous for a young girl to be pregnant.
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