I tried to post this yesterday or the day before, but my computer closed the tab and I lost everything, so I'll try again

The state that was referred to early about the condom problem was in Massachusetts. What happened was the school board passed decree that, I believe, stated that any student that asked someone at the school, like the nurse, for a condom, they would be given it, no questions asked. Unfortunately, parents got outraged by this, believing that meant elementary school kids would have access to condoms, would use them, and would go on rampant sex raids before they hit puberty. The school board admitted they hadn't even though about elementary kids when they passed the new rule (honestly, I'm not sure many people would think about elementary kids having sex...). But there was a huge backlash, and the school board got pretty fried for it. They were really just trying to keep high schoolers safe if they needed it.

I completely understand the whole not paying attention to who you're having kids with.. My boyfriend's sister got pregnant at the end of her college career. She kept the baby and the boyfriend. They got married about a year after her first child was born, and she had her second only a year ago (she had two kids under the age of two). Now, she's admitted to family members that she's afraid to leave her kids with her husband because she doesn't feel he's responsible enough. I totally agree that if you can't talk to you partner about having sex, what you like and don't like, birth control, STDs, and the possibility of birth control failing, you shouldn't be having sex with them. Really, they should teach that in schools.

Lastly, while I think that perhaps the "fragile relationship between man and woman" does play a part in keep prostitution illegal, I don't think it's the full reason. We all know that not all men and women are the same. (Perhaps it is just the stereotype that promotes it more?) While there are some men out there who would perhaps start leaning away from marriage if prostitution was legal, there are plenty who would not. There are still men and women out there who want to wait until they find the right person to have sex with (not necessarily wait until marriage, but to make sure they're truly in love). It takes all kinds to make the world. I still think the strongest proponent in stopping legalizing prostitution is the nation's religious background, morals, and our "righteous" beliefs. Blue laws are still very much in effect. In Massachusetts, they only just started letting people buy alcohol on Sundays and you can only ever buy it liquor stores.

Just my thoughts