American College of Pediatrics debunks the myth of “safe sex”

Late last month, the journal Pediatrics, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, released a policy statement entitled Contraception for Adolescents. The statement is an update to the Academy’s 2007 statement on the same topic. The update “provides the pediatrician with a description and rationale for best practices in counseling and prescribing contraception for adolescents.”

...the American College of Pediatrics issued a press release entitled, Promoting the Myth of Safe Sex. The statement is a direct response to the Academy’s journal publication. Many individuals, including those at the American College of Pediatrics, are concerned by this mindset’s blindness to the consequent dangers that this behavior can have on adolescents, whose health they are committed to.

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