I wonder why he thinks they need a medicine cabinet. It seems to me that pill packets and condoms and those little bottles of lube that they sell at the drug store fit quite nicely into most handbags and can be a near as the bed. Much more conveniently available, actually, than the medicine cabinet.

And what with being so portable, pills and condoms and lube can be with you all the time, so planning ahead is less necessary. Need them at the spur of the moment? There they are. Now, if only pills were affordable and safe for everyone, and condoms something that sexually active teens were not embarrassed to buy.

I remember when the big debate was whether or not to allow for condom distribution in schools. Now we're debating even teaching about condom use! It's hard to believe we've lost so much ground.

(And for what it's worth, I think that McLeroy should review the new teen pregnancy statistics (PDF). While they don't offer sparkling good news, they do at least show a reduction in teen pregnancies and some of that drop is attributable to better use of contraception.)

...because public space really matters!

Elizabeth