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Article: Birth control devices - what's new? (includes related articles on sexually transmitted diseases and reproduction) (Human Sexuality Supplement to Current Health 2)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- October 1, 1993
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For almost all teens, deciding whether or not to become sexually active is one of the first major decisions they control. Legally and morally, no one should be forced to have sex. Emotionally, it should be a shared decision between equals, mature enough to know and accept the consequences.
Making decisions about birth control is difficult. But asking the questions honestly about what you want and need, and what is best for you, can help you make the safest and healthiest decision.
Take your time and think about it. Do you feel ready to begin sexual activity? Is it what you--not your friends or your partner--think is best? is it what you want? Is the ...