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- elebrio, on 01/09/2009, -5/+180I encourage all MTV viewers to avoid reproducing at all costs.
- shawns, on 01/09/2009, -8/+167Teaching people about the tools they can use to protect themselves shouldn't be restricted by age because of Americans' aversion to sex and belief that if they shouldn't discuss it with people under 18 because that will somehow stop kids from engaging in sex. Get over it.
- inactive, on 01/09/2009, -2/+76MTV should catch flak for not having music videos.
- inactive, on 01/09/2009, -3/+68I can't think of a better place to advertise for it.
- XenonofArcticus, on 01/09/2009, -1/+52The objections to this ad seem pretty specious. I mean really, are they actually arguing that kids seeing a Plan B ad will be more likely to go out and GET pregnant? Get real people. If our world were more committed to ensuring that every birth was one that the parents were READY and WILLING to take responsibility and care for, we'd have a ton fewer problems. And don't give me that abstinence crap -- you're trying to fight millions of years of evolutionary imperative with WORDS. Ain't gonna happen. Of course, most of the people I see opposing birth control and family planning don't BELIEVE in evolution to begin with.
- PNooch, on 01/09/2009, -2/+48Agree totally. All the other advertising and artists on MTV are promoting sex, so they might as well promote birth control.
- FasterGun, on 01/09/2009, -0/+45FTA: ""We asked her what she knew, and we were shocked at how much misinformation and misconception among kids is really out there about sexual education," said Ms. O'Donoghue, who resides in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. "For MTV to run this ad is irresponsible. There are some kids -- girls and boys -- who aren't quite ready to understand all this."
Kids arent ready because lazy ass parents dont educate their goddamn kids. Anything that gets a dialogue started is good. - inactive, on 01/09/2009, -10/+50Attention religious whackos: No one gives a ***** about your weird Bible-inspired *****. You are causing the GOP to get raped in repeated elections. Your poster girl Sarah "Rapists Get to Choose their Baby Mamas" Failin helped sink John McCain.
Take your Bible thumping and shove it up your ass. No one under 40 gives a flying ***** about "abortion" pills. - Smokeydabear, on 01/09/2009, -2/+41Yet no one said anything about the Gibson Brand Wire Hangers ad that was on the page.
- Sonan, on 01/09/2009, -8/+40This wouldn't be an issue at all if it wasn't in conflict with the national religion.
- SierraAlpha, on 01/09/2009, -0/+28As far as I am concerned, using the reply button should happen early and often.
- inactive, on 01/09/2009, -2/+27Republican here.
The morning after pill is a good thing, and anyone should have access to it at a reasonable cost based on the cost of it's manufacture.
I apologize for all the insane fundamentalists in my party. - hey3290, on 01/09/2009, -4/+28That pill saved me from being a father due to a broken condom.
- bombula, on 01/09/2009, -2/+26Abstinence as an educational policy is a total failure. Google the news for it and you'll see study after study showing that it just doesn't work. Teen pregnancies are up, particularly among those from very religious backgrounds, over the last 8 years of the Bush administration. Teens will have sex, and no force on Earth will stop them.
This site has pretty good info about the morning after pill (actually, it's up to 3 DAYS after, not just the morning after, since it takes a while for the biological process of fertilization and implantation to occur):
www.emergencybirthcontrol.org - bombula, on 01/09/2009, -2/+24It takes up to a week to actually get pregnant after you've had sex, so that's why EC pills don't cause abortions. In fact, after a fertilized egg has implanted and pregnancy has begun, taking EC or birth control pills has no effect - that's why you can't just take a pack of birth control pills to give yourself an abortion. They CAN'T cause an abortion.
It can take up to 2 days for the sperm to fertilize the egg, and up to 5 more days for the zygote to implant. Lots of times the zygote doesn't implant, even though fertilization takes place.
These biological facts get ignored by the religious zealots, of course, since this is as much about the 'sin' of premarital sex as it is about abortion. - Hetman, on 01/09/2009, -1/+22This is silly. If you are over 18 you have the right to buy the morning after pill. It is not an abortion pill. If the egg has already been fertilzed and implated into the uterus then this will not stop you from having a kid.
- StrangeFamous, on 01/09/2009, -2/+23Very True.
Abstinence goes against our very nature as mammals. We are fundamentally sexual beings, and any attempts to try to resist or eliminate that are sure to be met down the line with severe issues with sexuality and self-control. Pedophile Catholic priests are a prime example of this.
The key is to not treat it like it's some unmentionable taboo. It's a biological imperative and we need to respect it, not sweep it under the rug because we're too timid to talk to our kids about it.
***** parents need to start taking responsibility instead of trying to have the government do it for them. Stop acting like it's the devil's influence and admit that you all love sex as much as the rest of us! - Seamus612, on 01/09/2009, -15/+36I totally agree wtih you shawns. Americans are a bit too prudish and publicizing something that will prevent unwanted pregnancies is a good thing. As far as I am concerned, sex education should happen early and often.
- SgtSeaCow, on 01/09/2009, -0/+21My parents started talking to me about sex when I was around six. I'm in my thirties now and I'm not over-sexed, I never knocked anyone up, and I didn't lose my virginity until 17. Nothing short of talking works. If you're letting your kids watch MTV but you haven't had a frank discussion about sex with them, you're an *****.
- Whorebane, on 01/09/2009, -1/+21I really don't get why the anti-abortion crowd doesn't champion birth control measures like the morning after pill. The more prevalent and effective birth control is, the less number of abortions there will be. It's as simple as that.
- KrayzieKyd, on 01/09/2009, -0/+19controversial ad placement? where else would you advertise? lifetime? usa? we? your ads should match your networks material. has anyone watched the real world? (that's the only show that i can remember from mtv that survived after "total request" went "live"... god i'm old.
- Locke21, on 01/09/2009, -2/+20I think this entire article is unnecessary. Why are these parents so upset when their daughters have to have a prescription to obtain it? And why is saying "because the unexpected happens" so provocative. It's ***** true.
Oh and if your child doesn't understanding how sex works by the time they're 14, that's where the parents are to blame. If a child is entering puberty, it's the JOB of the parents to explain what is going on. "Mrs. Donahue" from the article might need to check herself before checking on responsible ad placement. - brentonk, on 01/09/2009, -1/+19Plan B is far less dangerous than most of the acne medications that we hand out to teenagers like candy. It's made of the same chemicals as birth control pills, just in a larger dosage. So why get freaked out about it?
- internetcoward, on 01/09/2009, -2/+20wait abstinence sucks. Kids want to have sex, even without outside pressures, because we are wired for it. Saying sex is everywhere makes it seem like they only want to have sex because it is on tv or in the media. That type of thinking leads to people thinking abstinence is an option, and a wise one at that.
- inactive, on 01/09/2009, -6/+21Which is a pretty good argument for contraception if you ask me. I don't want to raise a child in a world where the majority of citizens believe in fairy tales.
- WhiskeyLemur, on 06/30/2009, -0/+14FTA: "Plan B...is not effective if a woman is already pregnant, and it will not terminate an existing pregnancy." Next objection?
- StrangeFamous, on 01/09/2009, -1/+14I second that notion.
Start by getting rid of every single horrible dating "reality" show.
Maybe have MUSIC TELEVISION actually play some MUSIC on occasion?
No, I suppose that's asking for too much. - immatellyouwhat, on 01/09/2009, -0/+13MTV should take a morning after pill to get rid of it's retarded reality shows
- StrangeFamous, on 01/09/2009, -2/+14Very True.
Abstinence goes against our very nature as mammals. We are fundamentally sexual beings, and any attempts to try to resist or eliminate that are sure to be met down the line with severe issues with sexuality and self-control. Pedophile Catholic priests are a prime example of this.
The key is to not treat it like it's some unmentionable taboo. It's a biological imperative and we need to respect it, not sweep it under the rug because we're too timid to talk to our kids about it.
***** parents need to start taking responsibility instead of trying to have the government do it for them. Stop acting like it's the devil's influence and admit that you all love sex as much as the rest of us! - secrity, on 01/09/2009, -0/+12Many of them are Catholic and believe that contraception is also against their god's will. They would also consider a morning after pill to be a form of abortion if the egg has been fertilized.
- lisaawesome, on 01/09/2009, -1/+12Oh no then my period could be an abortion too! My uterus is killing babies!!! We must enact a law to put an end to this murderous rampage immediately.
- Smokeydabear, on 01/09/2009, -0/+11Are you in need of a quality wire hanger?
- wehrmanweb, on 01/09/2009, -0/+11Ummmm... Plan B is NOT RU-486...
Plan B is NOT an abortion pill... - chanop, on 01/09/2009, -1/+12Wow, I live near Poughkeepsie. I'm going to find Ms. O'Donoghue and tell her I disagree with the whole "I don't want my kids to see this Plan B commercial while they're watching whores on the real world ***** a city" argument
- Samohtneas, on 01/09/2009, -1/+11Isn't Plan B the one that says "Plan B is not the abortion pill."
I don't see an issue here. Sex is already happening with younger and younger kids, no one can really be held responsible for them doing the nasty, no matter how much we tell them not to. Having them know what Plan B or other contraceptives are seems like a benefit to me. - Hetman, on 01/09/2009, -1/+11Here is the thing. 2/3 of all eggs that are fertilized are not implanted in the uterus. That means a person could literally be responsible for hundreds of abortions in one life time. So I take it you are against birth control also because that is one thing it also does. It stops the egg from being implanted after it is fertilized.
- banderwocky, on 01/09/2009, -1/+11If you're not going to teach your kids about responsible sex, this is better than a coat hanger.
- cbsx01, on 01/09/2009, -2/+11The pill is a good thing. 2.6 million jobs lost and unemployment rising. Do we really need more humans?
- Quaterni0n, on 01/09/2009, -1/+10That's the wrong way of looking at it.
If you raise an intelligent child with critical thinking skills, you do your part in offsetting religious ignorance. - macsox, on 01/09/2009, -0/+9What I love about the ad, if the one I'm familiar is the one being discussed, is that it shows a woman waking up in bed, looking stressed. Then the wall folds in and you see another bed with another stressed woman in it, then another, and another and so on.
But none of the beds also has a guy sleeping in it. :) - dronesixtyten, on 01/09/2009, -1/+10Same. Scariest ***** ever.
- mksmothers, on 01/09/2009, -0/+8because sometimes birth control doesn't work.
- rsbryswrrl, on 01/09/2009, -0/+8Yes, twice. Before I was ready to be a mom. Now I have an amazing 3 year-old son. What is so wrong with planning to have a family when you choose to and not being forced to do so when other consumer products (i.e. condoms, etc.) malfunction?
FWIW, the first time it was a breeze to get it. The second time around, after Bush II had been in office a few years, it was somehow nearly impossible to - I had to drive all the way across the city to the one of two pharmacies that continued to carry it and pay almost double what I did the first time. Good thing I wasn't "low income," cause I might not have been able to afford it. And of course that means that I could easily afford to have had a baby, right? - kingUssop, on 01/09/2009, -1/+9So what about the ad? Do some parents want to see more teen pregnancies by shaming birth control? Everyone benefits if kids learn to break the cycle of unfit, uneducated parents and learn to grow in maturity before they reproduce.
- AriaStar, on 01/09/2009, -0/+8Sadly it's being more responsible that many parents.
- meruru, on 01/09/2009, -2/+10Coming up next on Sesame Street...
- FishHammer, on 01/09/2009, -4/+12good, we don't need any Diggers reproducing.
- Hetman, on 01/09/2009, -0/+8Never personally used one being a male and all. But I have had to buy it before. Did it work? I dunno. Was it worth the money if it did work. Hell yea.
- elislider, on 01/09/2009, -0/+8if you read the FAQs and information about Plan B, these idiots would realize that is basically no different than regular birth control. its the same hormones, just a single more potent dose. Its noted clearly that its LESS effective than regular birth control, which is why it is NOT to be used as regular contraceptive. Plan B is only about 85-90% effective anyways, when used properly. Youd also read that Plan B CANNOT help you if you are indeed already pregnant, and if you are it is not shown to have any negative effect other than what birth control hormones normally do
Seriously. its not rocket science. Its been said over and over. the only effective method is education. Parents are to blame. - AriaStar, on 01/09/2009, -1/+9Teens are going to have sex, so I also don't see the harm in making sure they're educated. If they're going to do it, may as well give them the tools to be safe.
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