New Law Will Require Teenage Girls To Carry Condoms At All Times
Â A new law goes into effect on Monday that will makeÂ it mandatory for teenage girls in New York to carry a condom withÂ them at all times. The law wasÂ voted on in the election this past Tuesday, and is the first of its kind in the country.State representatives say theÂ feel that this is the best solution to a problem that seems to have no other answer.Â A recent study by the Medical Journal of New England has shown that sexual education classes are only informing 5% of the students, and researchers think this is because the other 95% are to busy laughing at the words like penis and vagina duringÂ class.According to several teens, most of them werenât even awareÂ that they could get pregnant before becoming an adult, and most assume that STDs can only certain demographics.âI donât think you can get knocked up until youâre in your, like, early 20s or 30s,â said Molly Hamlin, a Freshman at NY Middle School. âI donât have sex anyway. I only give blowjobs, and sometimes anal, so Iâm not really worried about getting pregnant or STDs. Besides, only sluts and skanks get herpes and stuff. This law is stupid.âThe law states that up toÂ $500 can be finedÂ to any girl between the age of 12-20 if she is caught without having protection carried on her. State lawmakers are suggesting that each girl carries at least 5 condoms at a time, just to be safe.âThankfully, Trojan recently announced theirÂ Trojan JuniorsÂ line, so the timing for younger kids is perfect when it comes to carrying condoms,â said Harry Sacks, a NY state representative. âThis law is basically a way to let people, especially teen girls, that they need to be prepared at all times.ââI mean, I suppose it isnât a bad ideaâ said Mike OâMalley, father of two young daughters. âLuckily my daughters are 6 and 8, so for the time being I wonât have to worry about this. I think educating my children myself would be a great way to avoid teenage pregnancy, but with this new law taking effect, by the time that topic comes up, Iâll get to avoid that awkward sex talk all together, Â so itâs a win-win.âThe law specifically talks about teen girls, and teenage boys will not require to carry any type of protection. Lawmakers say they feel that boys donât have as much of an urge to have sex in their teenage years, and that girls need to learn to be âmore prepared.â