http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4603442.stm

Colombia have proposed a new law, forcing any man over the age of 14 carry a condom. The law has been outlined in an attempt to curb the sharp increase in sexually transmitted diseases, though religious leaders are outraged by the notion.

Do you think this is a good idea? Should all teenagers carry condoms? Or do you think it promotes promiscuity?

I wish I could say that it promotes promiscuity...but all they have to do is turnthe TV on or listen to some if the music out there!!! I think it may be a great idea considering what a lot of the teenagers are contracting now a days, and how many young girls are getting pregnant!!! Too many kids are just so irresponsible now a days...this is just the right kick in the butt they need!!!

You can lead a horse to water, but you can not make it drink. Just because they have to carry the condoms doesn't mean they will actually use them. Most of the time, I believe, teenagers that are going to be responsible enough to at least use a condom would have done so whether they were required to carry one by law or not and vice versa.

I personally think this is promoting sex!
think of it as someone handing you a big bag of the finest cocoa beans ever.. and saying.."dont make chocolate out of this.. it will probably taste extremely good.. but.. dont use it!!"

no wayyy.. this is gonna lead to more promiscuity

No..I do not think it is promoting sex. I never had the big "sex" talk with my parents. Wasn't really talked about. Nor was birth control..So what did I do? Hell yeah I went out and expiermented on my own at a very young age...I had some friends who's parents openly discussed sex with them and provided condoms and they did not have sex...Sorry. I do not see it as promoting sex. And let's face it. If someone is gonna have sex then they are gonna have sex. At least be careful about it kwim? I will teach Ethan to save himself..But I will also teach him that if he is to have sex then he needs to be protected and if he cannot afford to protect himself and KNOWS he is gonna have sex then yes I would buy him a condom. You're not gonna prevent it ever. And I would much rather my baby be protected from all the nasty out there instead of going off into a back alley and having unprotected sex....

But I will say...Just because you have a condom does not mean you'll always use it. Back when I was a kid I carried condoms. This was when Aids was just getting well known about etc. Did I use them? Usually. But there were times I forgot..Or got caught up in the heat of the moment...Am I proud of it? Nope..But it did happen. SO although you force someone to carry them does not always mean they will use them....

i think its a good idea. but giving them one is NOT enough, they need to be taught how to use them (yes i know that sounds dorky), when to use them, and most importantly WHY to use them.

I don't think it's promoting sex. But I do think that just handing out condoms is not the answer, the kids need to be educated as to how/why/when to use them, and the consequences of sex.

I don't think it promotes sex at all. My parents didn't talk to me about it at all and when I started having sex with my ex husband (I was 16, 17 when my mom found out) she found a condom wrapper in his pants (i was doing a load of laundry for him) she completely flipped out on me. I had friends who's parents were very open about it and said they would supply BC if needed and they didn't have sex til they were older.

I plan to be open about it with my kids.

speaking of condoms....

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d90/BLaMaster/giant.jpg

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The traditional obelisk in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina, is covered with a giant condom, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005 to mark this year's World AIDS Day with campaigns for HIV/AIDS prevention.

that'd be awful to get fined for though.. sorry i forgot my condom in my other wallet... i mean, that could always be one excuse, lol! not a funny issue, but... I mean really? how could you really give someone a fine for something like that, especially if they have no need for it. i think it might be going a little far to make it a law or make them face a fine if they don't do so.