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[edit] I've removed my comment as I'm not sure just how to express what I want to say.

• nmjohn 12y ago
  There is not a single good argument to not tell them. Altering someone's hormones so severely without their knowledge and consent is abuse plain and simple.
  • pyre 12y ago
    I'm not sure that the parent poster was being serious, but I imagine the view is that if you give such a thing to a teen, that they may feel it reduces the risks associated with sex enough that they will be willing to have loads of unprotected sex. I could argue that this is true to some extent[1], but probably no more so than with current contraceptives. [1] Apparently things like oral sex and anal sex are infinitely more popular nowadays because they are seen as ways to have sex without getting pregnant (even though it doesn't reduce the STD risk).
  • kosievdmerwe 12y ago
    I wish more countries had protection for reproductive rights like South African's Bill of Rights: http://www.gov.za/documents/constitution/1996/96cons2.htm#12 http://www.gov.za/documents/constitution/1996/96cons2.htm#12
• ObviousScience 12y ago
  You're going to have trouble getting someone to perform voluntary surgery on someone 13+ without their informed consent. It's possibly criminal for a doctor to fail to mention a relevant previous surgery in their chart when discussing health issues with a patient, so they're going to find out through a healthcare provider anyway. I'm mildly disturbed you think there are reasons to implant things in your kids and not tell them about it.
  • XorNot 12y ago
    Moreover its the same ridiculous thinking which leads to people not giving girl's the HPV vaccine.