As we see in the world today, many adolescent girls become mothers before they finish high school or before they turn 18. Although some teens are already on birth control, many are not. because they are afraid to tell their parents, which may lead them to think they are sexually active. Additionally, teens typically end up in a professional clinic trying to research different birth control options, but are derailed by their parents' consent or notification. Many clinics have a policy that adolescents must have parental consent to receive birth control. Many parents believe that teenagers should be able to choose for themselves whether to have sex or just be careful. But the one question many parents can't agree on is whether teenagers should be allowed to receive birth control without parental consent. Consent Pro: Many schools have offered sex education classes to teens to provide students with information about safe sex. Additionally, Moskowitz explains that "New York City school board programs are permitted to distribute condoms to high school students without parental consent." Even though many parents were opposed to the school's policy, the court decided to allow students to receive condoms without parental consent. By organizing classes on HIV, AIDS and teenage pregnancy, adolescent girls may think that distributing condoms in schools is a good thing to coincide with the lessons at school. Condoms are the first method of birth control for teenage girls and are a good start for teenage girls having sex if they are unsure whether their parents should be involved in their decision to have sex. Plan B is the most popular birth control on the market and is available at universities to students for $25. Mangu-Wa...... middle of paper ....... from "The Changing Face of Abortion." Newsweek (September 23, 2008). Opposing viewpoints in context. Internet. April 22, 2014. Mangu-Ward, Katherine. “Plan B and a Coke: automatic pill dispenser.” Reason June 2012: 12. Opposing viewpoints in context. Internet. April 22, 2014. Moskowitz, Ellen. “Parental Control and Adolescent Rights.” The Hastings Center Report, March-April. 1994: 4. Opposing views in context. Internet. April 22, 2014. “Planned Parenthood and Parental Notification.” - Planned parenthood. Np, and Web. April 22, 2014. Sedgwick, Jacqueline. “American Adolescents and Access to the Emergency Contraceptive Pill.” Age of consent. Ed. Christine Watkins. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. At issue. Rep. from “American Adolescents and Access to the Emergency Contraceptive Pill: Moving Beyond Politics.” http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/719371. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Internet. April 22. 2014.