California governor Newsom vetoes bill to make free condoms available for high school students, citing cost
California governor Newsom vetoes bill to make free condoms available for high school students, citing cost
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have made free condoms available to all public high school students.
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Since when is this the taxpayers problem? The government has no business holding peoples hands through life. They can buy their own
The issue isn't simply buying condoms. If that were the case, the bill would be to give away condoms anywhere they are sold (which would be vetoed as well). The issue is that, for high school kids, they often don't feel comfortable going out to buy condoms. It's still seen as something to be ashamed of. So when they get into a situation where they need one, it's not available which can lead to obvious complications.
Providing free condoms at high schools gives the kids a guilt-free, anonymous way to protect themselves when they eventually have sex, which is going to happen regardless of what adults say.
Because society has a vested interest in reducing teenage pregnancy.