Cotraception and the USA

I find the United States' fear of sex education and contraception horrifying on so many levels. This article, "Contra-Contraception", in the Times Magazine was written by Russell Shorto. The article has nothing new to me; it merely restates the same things we already know. Shorto looks at the social conservatives and their views on contraception including the pill, which they were on board with when it was first created, to the morning after pill, which of course they are opposed to because they considered chemical abortion (despite the scientific facts). The article is pretty heavy handed about the Bush administration as well. Of course, some were critical of abstinence only education and the support of pharmacies refusing to fill contraceptive prescriptions.

The article mentions the Netherlands as a case study of what good sex education looks like: people wait longer to have sex and when they do they practice safe sex. The article also claims the the real issue here isn't sex education, contraception, or the moment at which life begins. It is the morality argument about whether people should be having sex and why. Of course, my views are fairly clear on the subject. People have the right to do what they choice with their bodies, and they can choose to have consensual sex. Were I ever to have children they would receive comprehensive sex education.