I’m not sure where you’re going with this. On the one hand you correctly state that handing out birth control would not have done anything, as they WANTED to get pregnant, yet almost in the same breath you suggest that this is somehow a natural consequence of a Catholic upbringing and a lack of comprehensive sex education. You can’t have it both ways. Seems to me that they knew enough about sex to know how to get pregnant when they wanted to.
I agree with Mabel, that at some point it – the constant talk of sex in the name of “education” – becomes tacit permission, or at the very least an expectation. Let’s face it; everything one needs to know about sex can be taught in one semester – it just ain’t that difficult. To continue non-stop and then hand out condoms sends a very strong message – it’s OK, we expect you to be having sex.
And yes, pop culture does have an influence. You state that “Not every teen girl who sees Juno or is a fan of Jamie Spears is going to go out and get pregnant.” But some will.
