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13 NYC Public Schools Now Offering Morning After Pill to Students — Without Parental Consent

Sep. 24, 2012 6:52am Billy Hallowell

NYC Public Schools Offer Morning After Pill to Students | Plan B

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NEW YORK (TheBlaze/AP) — File this one under “controversial.” The New York City Department of Education is making the morning-after-pill available to high school girls at 13 public schools.

The DOE says girls as young as 14 will be able to get the Plan B emergency contraception without parental consent.

Parents have been notified about the CATCH (Connecting Adolescents To Comprehensive Health) pilot program and how their daughters can opt out of it. The New York Post has more about the controversial program:

It might be a nationwide…The National Association of School Nurses could cite no other school district supplying Plan B.

So far, during an unpublicized pilot program in five city schools last year, 567 students received Plan B tablets and 580 students received Reclipsen birth-control pills, the city Department of Health told The Post.

This fall, students can also get Depo-Provera, a birth-control drug injected once every three months, officials said.

Oral and injectable contraceptives require prescriptions, which, in the CATCH program, are written by Health Department doctors.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn says she supports the program because high school students are sexually active and getting pregnant.

The city says about 7,000 girls get pregnant by the time they reach the age of 17. It says more than half choose to get an abortion.

NYC schools already distribute free condoms to students.

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ColoradoMaverick
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:49am
If someone at my school ever gave drugs to my child, I would take the law into my own hands. This is typical nanny state liberal policy.

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- guns-an-bibles
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 11:31am
  I would add to that list and say “if anyone ever took my rights as the parent I would take the law into my hands
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- LoveTheTruthGuy
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 3:12pm
  This liberal garbage is insane. So kids can decide on drugs to take without parental consent, however adults can’t decide on how much soda is too much.
  
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- Tractorboy
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:34pm
  My daughter, is being treated for acid-reflux, she had to get a doctors prescription for Tums and my wife had to take the Tums to the school nurse with the proper paper work. OK, that’s stupid enough.
  
  But the school can kill My grandchild if they feel like it, because we didn’t opt. out. Who knows how this B.S. program is going to be run. Your damn right we should take the law into our own hands, the left is just asking for it on this one. This better never happen to me or my family or I may forget about being a Christain long enough to take care of business.
  
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- Balpit
  Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:55pm
  Hey, students! You’re not allowed to take aspirin without a doctor’s note, but here’s some morning-after pills!
  
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welovetheUSA
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:39am
Schools are now playing doctor……..what happens when the drug causes a death to a child carrying a child?

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- Walkabout
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 9:07am
  We sue them, win & it becomes a landmark case.
  
  The Federal government cannot be sued unless it allows it. Not so for prog teaching establishment.
  
  Pretty pictures of a dead school age child would be so gut wrenching. So many pills, sop many children, a death is bound to happen. There is nothing we can do beforehand given the power of the Teachers unions, Demoncats & Complicit Media.
  
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- deskjockey
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 9:44am
  What happens when the rate of HIV and HCV skyrocket among NYC teens? You think we will hear about that??? (sarcasm dripping.)
  
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- DEMOCRATS.ARE.EVIL
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:02am
  Liberals told us we have to educate teenagers in school about sex.
  When that didn’t work…
  Liberals told us we have to start earlier and educate elementary school children about sex.
  When that didn’t work…
  Liberals told us we need to offer condoms to teenagers.
  When that didn’t work…
  Liberals told us we need to offer birth control with parental permission.
  When that didn’t work…
  Liberals told us we need to offer birth control without parental permission.
  When that didn’t work…
  Liberals said, just kill the babies.
  
  It always comes down to killing the babies with liberals, doesn’t it?
  
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- mikem1969
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:53am
  time to sue the schools and remove the kids from the schools. I would be breaking down the door, protesting, and what ever else it took. SCHOOLS ARE NOT DOCTORS and shoud not be allowed to treat children as patients of any kind what so ever. This is practicing medicine withouth a license and is ILLEGAL.
  
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watashbuddyfriend
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:38am
Well, at least, they are getting some after-the-fact help! A shame they could not get it before hand, from the parents.

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- JQCitizen
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 9:12am
  Define “help”, please. This is a powerful drug, and you would justify someone giving to YOUR DAUGHTER, without your knowledge? And don’t get holier-than-thou about how you’re such a perfect parent, and know everything about your kids, and anticipate their every desire, need and want, and won’t miss something. So let’s put the shoe on the other foot.
  
  Let’s say, you’re a parent that doesn’t take your child to church, or educate them on all their religious choices But, the school offers them a Bible class, or Muslim studies, and enrolls them without your permission. I’m sure you would THANK THEM, Right? LOL!
  
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- Suzanne38
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:21am
  There are plenty of parents trying to raise their childen to have good values and morals, but when the schools and places like planned parenthood are giving them an early sex education and more or less condoning the act of sex, it’s confusing to young minds. A lot of children have a natural intinct to rebel against their parents thinking their ideas are too old fashion. Peer pressure is a very strong force and parents have a very tough fight here, so don’t be too quick to criticize all parents. I agree there are some that don’t need to be parents.
  
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JTX
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:38am
Typical liberals. NO SODA POP! But, take all the abortion pills you want.

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WCJ
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:27am
Hitler had total control of Germany’s youth also.

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- Constantine Ivanov
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 4:11pm
  You forgot the total control by Lenin-Stalin-Malenkov-Khrushchev-Brezhnev-Andropov-Chernenko-Gorbachev
  
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- psychokittis
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:47pm
  Homeschooling works-We did it with our kids and guess what? None of the problems like needing birth comtrol, rehab, etc. They became level minded, well grounded human beings-not animals for the state to corral.
  What’s the moral of the story here?
  If you are able to (or can find a way gto be able), Get your kids out of public schools. Deny the state the ability to destroy them. It’s that simple. It’s difficult in practiice, but the comcept is simple. Your kids will get a far better education, and there will be no “progressive” so-called teacher twisting their moral and ethical compasses due south. Don’t let them get hold of your kids.
  
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Bohump
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:11am
Here’s more Goverment TAKEOVER of your kids, …You don’t Know How to Feed, Or Teach them Do You !? ?

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- Ruler4You
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:16am
  With as many teachers as have been found to be having sex with students down to fifth grade, this might not be such a bad idea.
  
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DEMOCRATS.ARE.EVIL
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:09am
If this pill wasn’t available, would the schools be handing out metal coat hangers?

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- ComingUnglued
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:59am
  Why don’t they try to keep their legs closed?
  
  How about alittle self respect, self control and abstinence. Or do you think they are too stupid for that? it’s not all about sex, love and rock and roll. We are not back in the sixties. They do learn by example. We all need better role models.
  
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- DEMOCRATS.ARE.EVIL
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 9:09am
  Liberals live to crush the dreams and aspirations of children.
  
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- DIR
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 12:44pm
  @DEMS.ARE.EVIL: “If this pill wasn’t available, would the schools be handing out metal coat hangers?”
  
  Maybe coat hangers, but probably IUDs with cherry bombs attached. I understand they are really creative in NYC and into high tech.
  
  @COMINGUNGLUED: “Why don’t they try to keep their legs closed?”
  
  What for? Remember it’s NYC the home of A. Weiner. I think a hot dog with **** on it should be the new state symbol. Big soft drinks are illegal, getting caught with a Bufferin tablet in school can get the student suspended. However, girls are awarded gold stars and given abortion inducing pills after having unprotected sex. NYC, a very progressive city and NY a very progressive state with a bunch of real looney citizens and even nuttier politicians. What do you expect?
  
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lonewolf
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:07am
Parents shouldn’t have to opt out, they should have to opt in. They know that many parents are to uninvolved or lazy to read and follow through with these opt out forms. Im waiting for the first death for the lawsuit to stop this outrage.

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Johann
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:05am
If New York liberals contracept and abort themselves out of existence by destroying any hope of descendents, would the world not be better off. Just imagine no liberalism, no atheism too, nothing to left to fight for just self aborbed New Yorkers and their idiotic tv shows.

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- HarleyDaveATL
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:35am
  I Agree. I’ve always been pro-life but I’m getting tired of supporting other people’s children. If they don’t want ‘em, why should we? Pay to support ‘em (for life) or pay to abort ‘em. I know, that’s terrible, but…
  
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jackact
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:54am
The state marches ahead with its centrally controlled government, sans parents.
Wake up American PARENTS or your children will be inducted, at your own expense, by this phony utopia.
Once they cross over, you’ll have enabled your own demise.
And it will be your fault.

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scrapadapolis
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:49am
Why isnt bloomberg all over this and taking credit for it.You can’t get a soda over 16 ozs.restraunts cant cook with salt anymore,Schools getting into the health care business.Wheres their accredation for admin..medication.can someone be held acountable if something happens to a young woman after taking the morning after pill.

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LastAmerican
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:45am
New York, good it’s needed there. Just keep it there and it’s all good.

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- guns-an-bibles
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 11:42am
  We still need it in California. to help weed out the liberals there.
  
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ZAP
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:39am
NO Bible ,NO prayer,NO GOD ! But plan B and condoms ! Goodbye America

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- jcldwl
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:57am
  Exactly right. There in lies the problem.
  
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Windsong
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:39am
Way to go, Bloomberg! Be sure to monitor the salt and soda intake of these little darlings, but let them have sex whenever and wherever they want.

Please don’t visit any other states in this Republic, Mr. Bloomberg. I don’t want you with 500 miles of my children, grandchildren, their schools or their churches. You are a child’s worst enemy.

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- louise
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:47am
  agreed, Windsong. Great post
  
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nighttrainno9
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:38am
I’m certainly glad I don’t have any kids in school. Going behind
parents backs to do this is wrong, wrong, wrong. Some of
these school administators could find themselves looking
down a gun barrel.

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Moe1138
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:36am
If you look into the schools policy on drugs and distribution of said drugs, you will probably find that this violates their own regulations.
For those parents who want to fight this…”practicing medicine without a license” is their only defense. This is the one precedence that judges will actually hear.

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- stumpy68
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:53am
  Most schools wont hand out an aspirin without
  parental permission but this is ok???? i give up
  
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Moozmom
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:33am
Having lead a Mayberry RFD childhood, public school participation in distributing birth control to students is indicative of the path society follows now. The schools must distribute birth control due to the public school system knowing the endless parading of sexual material to children results in pregnancy. The school system wants to eliminate the end result in promoting early sexual activity and make every thing tidy. To the schools, it’s housekeeping.

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MarieC
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:31am
New York is becoming the armpit of America….geeeeezzzz…So glad I live in a smaller town…

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Edohiguma
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:30am
It’s a vicious circle. This all started in the 60s and 70s. And now the people, who used to protest against “American imperialism” in Vietnam (and who were all totally silent over Soviet imperialism in A-stan) are in charge and are ruining our countries with their utterly insane ideas.

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TIME_THE_AVENGER
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:16am
Too bad they weren’t around when Bloomie’s mother got pregnant.

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louise
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:12am
As a parent of 2 adult children, a loud heads-up to all you younger parents….whenever you hear the public school system is participating in a “pilot program”, it should be a big red flag. I don’t know about you, Blazers, but when i was 14 years old, I was busy doing homework and helping out mom and dad at home, riding bikes all over the county with my friends, and swimming. I know I know….sounds so Mayberry these days. But Children need to experience childhood before they experience adulthood.

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- Edohiguma
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:35am
  Exactly. Heck, when I think back to school in the 90s, we didn’t sleep around or similar. In my entire school with roughly 800 students there wasn’t a single teenage pregnancy during my entire time. It just didn’t happen.
  
  Why?
  
  Because we still had parents who did their job: parenting.
  
  We also didn’t have a media trying to sell whoring around as something good. We didn’t have retarded leftists who thought everything should be free. We had leftists, sure, but back then they were smarter and significantly more reasonable than today’s generation of red fascists, probably because the memory of the Iron Curtain was still very fresh in those days.
  
  Heck, I’ve been a voluntary paramedic for 20 years. I’ve seen the differences every day. In an intact family, where parents are actually parenting, this is no issue. In the families that live off welfare (and make good cash off it in my country) such issues are common. Why? Well, because you get 150 Euro per kid, per month, 14 times a year in my country.
  
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- Edohiguma
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:40am
  Addendum: I got out of school in 94. Almost 20 years later, when I look at the schools in my country, or our neighbors… I’m shocked. Same with parents. Teachers have no authority anymore. Kids do what they want. They get drunk (to the point where they end up half dead in hospital), sleep around, etc. Parents have no authority anymore either. But many parents I’ve dealt with as EMT just don’t care anyway. Put the responsibility on the school, on the government. The result of this is that a growing number of kids coming out of school in my country fail at basic math and basic German. They can’t be hired for anything. They are simply too stupid for any decent job. And then they whine about not getting jobs and that gets the leftists outraged and use it to win elections. The same leftists who worked on destroying intact families and working school systems and replace them with the chaos that creates the issue int he first place.
  
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- louise
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:10am
  Edo….
  another thing we need to remember is that all of the colleges that produce teachers are, for the most part, progressive colleges. So we have teachers coming into our schools who are credentialed in leftist curriculum with most of those teachers having a progressive mindset. IMHO, the whole educational system needs to be overhauled from grad school on down. What our young people are being brainwashed with is the concept that there really aren’t any standards. Everything and anything goes. That is what I call abusing Liberty and it will be the death of America. When people live in a society where anything goes, all they have is hedonistic humanism. True Liberty requires a Standard. That Standard is God. Without God, where is good?
  
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What the Heck
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 6:58am
But they can not get an asirin for a headache or use an inhaler. Way to go government control.

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- Hunrodr
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:21am
  yup….perfectly said.
  
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Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 6:57am
Nothing surprises me about NYC anymore. Those people have been thoroughly indoctrinated to totalitarian communism long ago. Anyone who isn’t needs to get out now before they can’t. Years ago Woody Allen said he wishes there was a dictator instead of a president.

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Al J Zira
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 6:56am
Parents have been notified about the CATCH (Connecting Adolescents To Comprehensive Health) pilot program and how their daughters can opt out of it.

How could anyone be against “comprehensive health” for kids? How deceptive can these people be before their feet are held to the fire?

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pr0grammer
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 6:55am
Someone needs to proof read the headlines… Patental consent….

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- TIME_THE_AVENGER
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:15am
  there’s other websites…go find one.
  
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- rosegrower
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:42am
  Programmer – the word is “proofread” – it’s one word. Also, what is your beef about the headline? This is a cut and paste of it: WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT.
  
  Get your glasses checked.
  
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