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Re: ADMINISTRATION PROMOTING ABSTINENCE From: Joanne Bulley, MD (jbulley@cheshire.net) Mon Jul 30 21:08:55 2001 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Gerald P. Rodriguez: "Re: FOR DR. RUPAK RANJAN ROY" Previous message: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Polyhydramnios" In reply to: Marilyn Ringst: "ADMINISTRATION PROMOTING ABSTINENCE" Next in thread: Robert J Woolley: "Re: ADMINISTRATION PROMOTING ABSTINENCE" Reply: Robert J Woolley: "Re: ADMINISTRATION PROMOTING ABSTINENCE" Is this comparable to Bush promoting ethanol abstinence - and having his daughter arrested for false ID and underage drinking? I DO promote abstinence - from several angles - but there must be access without barriers for those having sex. They should not be left with the victorian option of - you had sex, now have the baby - preferably by disappearing at some unwed mothers home and pretending it never happened! Or you had sex - now live with the consequences of GC, Chlamydia, HPV, Syphyllis or HIV. I approach sexuality with all my patients - from teens to great great grandmas - as a gift that comes with our gift of life. For the devoutly religious this comes from God - for the atheist, it just exists. I emhasize that as a gift we are given we must treat it with utmost respect and cherish it, not abuse it. Therefore - acknowledge that it exists - acknowledge that it is something that can "carry you away" - so be aware & have plans and contingencies so it doesn't catch you off guard. For those that feel very guilty for having had pre-marital sex due to their religious upbringing - and don't use any contraception because they feel too guitly to acknowledge it - I emphasize that their God does not expect perfection - that only God is "perfect". The various permutations of these concepts have worked very well with folks of all ages. Joanne At Mon, 30 Jul 2001, Marilyn Ringst wrote: > >ADMINISTRATION PROMOTING ABSTINENCE > >The Bush administration is making a fundamental change in how the federal >government approaches issues involving reproductive health, scaling back >efforts to promote family planning and contraception while aggressively >promoting "abstinence-only" programs. >Washington Post.com, July 30, 2001 >For full text, go to: >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A477-2001Jul28.html > >-- >Marilyn Ringstaff, CNM >Marilyn.Ringstaff@obgyn.net > -- Joanne Bulley, MD Keene, NH, USA Next message: Gerald P. Rodriguez: "Re: FOR DR. RUPAK RANJAN ROY" Previous message: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Polyhydramnios" In reply to: Marilyn Ringst: "ADMINISTRATION PROMOTING ABSTINENCE" Next in thread: Robert J Woolley: "Re: ADMINISTRATION PROMOTING ABSTINENCE" Reply: Robert J Woolley: "Re: ADMINISTRATION PROMOTING ABSTINENCE"

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