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I'm not entirely sure about that. The long term effects of certain STD's will require hospitalization, doctor's visits, and medication. If these programs targ
by danesparza 11y ago
I'm not entirely sure about that.
The long term effects of certain STD's will require hospitalization, doctor's visits, and medication. If these programs target teens and poor people, this demographic would also struggle to pay for those things as well -- and they would need to use them for a more protracted period than 10-18 years.
Also: Birth control might give a false sense of security leading to more casual sex and a surging rate of STDs. That last theory makes STDs noticeably absent from the article.
- VLM 11y ago"The long term effects of certain STD's will require hospitalization, doctor's visits, and medication." Without a "think of the children" argument, is that necessarily bad, if poor judgment has consequences? Shouldn't poor judgement have negative lifestyle outcomes? My hiking hobby exposes me to some medical risk of lyme disease, skin cancer, ankle and knee damage, but its not like I'm about to stop. Now that you're done yawning about my dangerous lifestyle choices, likewise if casual sex is medically dangerous then ... why exactly should anyone care?
- MacsHeadroom 11y ago> Shouldn't poor judgement have negative lifestyle outcomes? That's absurd. Having unprotected sex would not constitute "poor judgement" if there were no possible negative outcomes.
- fineman 11y agoOf course it will be cheaper. Because the alternative to an STD in this argument is an STD and a baby. (Who may or may not be born with the STD.)