Public Schools Give Condoms to 14-Year-Olds

By Nathan Harden

Students as young as 14 in Philadelphia will soon have access to unlimited free condoms, courtesy of the city government. And while parents will be able to “opt-out” by sending a letter to their child’s school, administrators have made it clear that they will not monitor or restrict access to the condoms, even for those students whose parents have signed “opt-out” letters.

In other words, if your child attends high school in Philadelphia, then the government has taken control of your 14-year-old’s access to birth control, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that 22 city high schools will receive large, clear plastic condoms dispensers over the holiday break. The dispensers will be mounted to the wall just inside doorway to the administrative offices of the schools.

The 22 schools targeted for the program reported the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases among students. Free condoms are already available…

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Source: The College Fix

Gary Johnson, Ron Paul Liberty Fest weekend April 20th-22nd, come join us!

Dear Fellow Libertarians,

The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania will hold its convention in conjunction with Restoring Freedoms www.restoringfreedoms.com ; perhaps the most unique political event of the year this coming weekend April 20th-22nd at the historic F.M Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. http://www.kirbycenter.org/events/7ro/restoring_freedom/

On hand Friday will be Gary Johnson two-term Governor of New Mexico and presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party along with Rupert Boneham: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L2HRg84WCc&feature=youtu.be survivor fan favorite, 20 year youth mentor, and Libertarian candidate for Governor of Indiana.  Rupert Boneham will also be the featured speaker at the buffet dinner Saturday night.   There are still a few tickets available and can be obtained at  http://www.lppanews.com/

A full list of participating speakers and organizations can be found at our website www.restoringfreedoms.com 

Serving as a backdrop for the presenters will be one of only two historical anastatic copies known to exist of the Declaration of Independence.  http://www.heritagecs.com/video/Fraunces_Tavern/deploy/index.html  This will be available for viewing both Friday and Saturday.

Launching also at the event will be the Seeds of Freedom Foundation.  Changing America one purchase at a time, its goal will help fund those 501(3)C organizations and candidates that are constitutionally based.  This is a foundation based in New Jersey and help started by former New Jersey Chair for the Libertarian Party, Sean Colon.

Please come and support our efforts while enjoying some great speeches and music performed by a number of great artists including Krista Branch, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O913AR3IA2M&feature=related and Justin Haigh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udX1ye-wqd8

Hopefully see you next week and if you need more information or need a host place to stay please call:

Lou Jasikoff

570-945-5420 office

570-677-2607 cell

And visit www.restoringfreedoms.com

Source: Libertarian Party e-letter