My home state of Maine made the top of the news cycle today, even all the way out here in Los Angeles.
Turns out Portland is making waves by allowing middle school medical clinics to offer prescription birth control.
The usual debate of "sex is horrifying and this encourages it" versus "kids are having it, let's treat the reality" is playing out on a municipal (and, I guess, national) level. Big surprise there.
pro·gres·sive (adj.): Promoting or favoring progress toward better conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
Because with 17 (!) pregnancies in three schools over four years (!), clearly everything is working fine.
[Note: Follow the link and look at the picture of the "horrified" woman. This is what we're fighting here, people!]
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