Change in hormonal contraceptive product availability

[nngmm]

<p>Just saw this on the college health center’s web site. Our government sure has its priorities straight…</p>

<p>Change in hormonal contraceptive product availability</p>

<p>In early December, all of the Student Health Services in the country were notified that because of a governmental mandate as part of the Federal Deficit Reduction Act, we would no longer receive discounted pricing for hormonal contraception. At that time, we were able to purchase a limited supplies through the middle of December. Neither the pharmaceutical suppliers nor student health suppliers were consulted about this decision. We are working on other options that we hope to institute by the beginning of the next academic year.</p>

[astrophysicsmom]

<p>Great. Just great. Yes, let’s make contraceptives more expensive and difficult to get on college campuses. That will sure save us lots of money… Oh, but I remember—the “Moral Majority” told us that the truly “good” college kids are all saving themselves for marriage…</p>

[conyat]

<p>Not if they’ve been through one of the government’s abstinence-only programs. :)</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/04/13/abstinence.study.ap/index.html[/url]”>http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/04/13/abstinence.study.ap/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Students who took part in sexual abstinence programs were just as likely to have sex as those who did not, according to a study ordered by Congress.</p>

<p>Also, those who attended one of the four abstinence classes that were reviewed reported having similar numbers of sexual partners as those who did not attend the classes. And they first had sex at about the same age as other students – 14.9 years, according to Mathematica Policy Research Inc.

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<p>Cost to the taxpayers for the programs that don’t work? Over a billion dollars so far.</p>