cmotherofpirl Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Birth control nurse set for all schools By SARAH HARRIS, Daily Mail 07:40am 24th March 2006 Every school in England will have a nurse who can arrange secret abortions and hand out contraception, it emerged yesterday. New guidelines will allow them to help pupils get the morning-after pill, pregnancy tests and terminations without their parents' knowledge. Family campaigners condemned the controversial guidance from the Department for Education and the Department of Health as "disgraceful". There are currently 2,409 nurses who work in groups of primary and secondary schools across the country, but yesterday's announcement signals a massive extension. By 2010, every primary care trust will be funded to have at least one full-time qualified nurse working with each small group of state primary schools and their local secondary. The plans were unveiled a day after Gordon Brown's Budget slashed tax on condoms and other contraceptive products such as the morning-after pill as part of a drive to improve sexual health. The new guidance to primary and secondary school heads says that nurses will be able to "provide contraceptive advice to pupils and emergency contraception and pregnancy testing to young women". It claims that nurses are the best people to provide this service because they are "able to assess need and prescribe appropriate medication/ provide specialist contraception advice for the future". They can also help pupils who are concerned with "issues of sexual identity" for example if they are gay or bisexual. Another booklet, described as a resource pack for school nurses, suggests they "support young women to access services to make timely choices about emergency contraception, pregnancy or abortion". They should "provide and promote confidential drop-ins" for students at school or community venues and even text or email pupils who cannot attend sessions face to face. And they must be "aware of confidentiality issues" which gives under-16s the right to contraceptive services without parental consent. "Ensure the school policy on confidentiality is clear, meets the best interests of young people and is workable by staff," the booklet adds. The guidance comes after the controversy surrounding 14-year-old Melissa Smith, from Mansfield, who had an abortion arranged by her school without her mother's knowledge in 2004. Rising numbers of clinics based at secondary schools already offer condoms and the morning-after pill to pupils or arrange fast-tracked doctors' appointments. And statistics recently released revealed that thousands of 13-year-old girls have been handed the morning-after pill by health service staff without their parents' permission. Among 302 primary care trusts across the country, around 2,400 girls aged 13 or younger received the morning-after pill on the NHS last year. However teenage pregnancies are continuing to rise despite a £40million government campaign to reduce the problem. Sexually transmitted diseases are also reaching epidemic levels. Mother-of-five Sue Axon, who recently lost her High Court battle to overturn government policy which allows girls under 16 to terminate a pregnancy without their parents' knowledge, condemned the new guidance. She said: "This is undermining the role of parents. I believe this will encourage children to have under-age sex. "It will put even more pressure on young girls as boys can say, 'It doesn't matter, you can get the morning-after pill'. I do believe it's beyond the pale if these services go to primary schools. I imagine we will see the abortion age going down and down." Jack Scarisbrick, chairman of the charity Life, said: "The Government is relentlessly pressuring young people to be even more sexually active. There are some school nurses who are not allowed to give out aspirin or put plasters on children without their parents' permission. "But they can whisk a young girl off for an abortion without her parents' knowledge. This condones if not encourages promiscuity and sexual activity." David Paton, professor of economics at Nottingham University Business School, who researched the subject, said there is no evidence to show such schemes help slash pregnancies. He said: "There's a danger that it's encouraging youngsters to engage in sexual activity early." But Schools Minister Andrew Adonis yesterday defended the guidance, insisting the Government wanted to do more to support the work of school nurses. He said: "We want to expand their roles even further so that they have a key role in working with schools in supporting children to be healthy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toledo_jesus Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 how pointless it seems to struggle against this sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Prespective is subjective. This is less about us winning and the state of these people's souls. We can never stop struggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toledo_jesus Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 [quote name='Theoketos' date='Mar 25 2006, 06:00 PM']We can never stop struggling. [right][snapback]922137[/snapback][/right] [/quote] that's the tragic part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cow of Shame Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Mar 25 2006, 01:47 PM'] Every school in England will have a nurse who can [b]arrange secret abortions[/b] He said: "We want to expand their roles even further so that they have a key role in working with schools in [b]supporting children to be healthy[/b]." [/quote] Why can't normal people see this contradiction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior1027 Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 *sigh* Sometimes I just cannot believe how low the world has sunk and how blind people can be.... Lord have mercy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uruviel Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I know. Satan must be pleased with his work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God the Father Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 You know when else was a sad day for England? Yorktown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomProddy Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 [quote name='God the Father' date='Mar 29 2006, 01:52 AM']You know when else was a sad day for England? Yorktown. [right][snapback]925944[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Er, York's a city... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel's angel Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 And Blair was thinking of converting to Catholicism....crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelofJesus Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 [quote]The plans were unveiled a day after Gordon Brown's Budget slashed tax on s and other contraceptive products such as the morning-after pill as part of a drive to improve ual health.[/quote] How is the morning after pill going to improve seksual health? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 [quote name='toledo_jesus' date='Mar 25 2006, 11:51 AM']how pointless it seems to struggle against this sort of thing. [right][snapback]921828[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I hear you toledo, but every night when I kiss my 4 year old daugter to sleep my determination is renewed. This little bit: [quote]The plans were unveiled a day after Gordon Brown's Budget slashed tax on condoms and other contraceptive products such as the morning-after pill as part of a drive to improve sexual health. [/quote] Made me chuckle until I read about the thousands of 13 year old girls being given the morning after pill. How socially irresponsible on so many levels! The body of a 13 year old girl IS NOT fully developped, and they are giving powerful drugs like this to them by the thousands!?!?!? And of course never mind involving the parents who can give the love and support and care these girls truly need, and pass of another round of condoms on top just for kicks. My lord, my lord, my god please spare my children from these attrocities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toledo_jesus Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 [quote name='Didacus' date='Apr 3 2006, 12:26 PM']I hear you toledo, but every night when I kiss my 4 year old daugter to sleep my determination is renewed. [right][snapback]934093[/snapback][/right] [/quote] maybe I need one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avemaria40 Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Why I'm homeschooling my kids if i have any, this could spread to America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 [quote name='RandomProddy' date='Apr 3 2006, 09:39 AM']Er, York's a city... [right][snapback]933977[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I think they meant the battle at Yorktown during the American revolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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