So, since this article, and reasoning for this decision seems to be to restrict access to younger girls in the 13 yo age range, I assume your daughter is around that age. So my questions for you are such:
wrong assumption. my daughter is 22. i want her to have ready access to this pill should she ever choose to use it
How sexually active is your daughter?
don't know
that is for her to determine
my job, as her dad, is to make life easier for her if i am reasonably able to do so
she advised me that she took the oath to be a virgin until marriage; of course, that was when she was very active in the church. she was quite young then. she and i have also had a discussion about the morality of abortion. again, only an exchange of views. she, as her brother, thinks for herself. it's expected in our family
kids still laugh about my 14 year old son coming home to find a box of condoms i had placed on his bed
don't know when he because sexually active, but wanted to make sure he had protection if he was (or intended to be)
Since you have to "go see her.." I assume that you live apart from her?
yes, four hours away. she manages a medical practice (but that does not mean she will have these meds available to her should she ever need them. note that a mechanic still has a spare tire in his car if one is ever needed)
And how would her mother feel about you condoning her sexual activity through giving her these pills?
won't ask. just as i did not when i provided my son a box of condoms and in a subsequent discussion told him that i would get him more, without question, should he indicate a need. (it's intimidating for a young person to buy condoms in a pharmacy)
this was between me and my kids. but my wife and i were both pleased when the doctor prescribed bc pills for my young, teen aged daughter ... presumedly for something other than birth control. she was not happy with my decision to give my son unsolicited condoms
Don't you think if your daughter is that young that you are sending the wrong message?
no. when she was a very young teen and told me she took the virgin oath, she seemed quite proud. my fear was that she took it with the other girls at the church because it would have been the way to avoid controversy. i explained to her that was her decision. that if she chose to decide to have sex before marriage all i expected was that she not feel pressured to do so and that she practice safe sex
previously, in scouting, my son was unable to profess a belief in G-d, subsequent to earning the G-d and Me badge. after earning that badge his fellow scouts joined the sponsoring church. the scout master (an attorney) attempted to remove him from the scouts for his refusal to swear a belief in G-d. as a scout leader i was able to intervene and prevent that result. my younger daughter was aware of that incident and i wanted to make sure she was not taking the vow only to avoid what her brother had experienced, for holding to his own views
would welcome your assessment