MP says school girls must be given condoms to prevent unwanted pregnancies

September 23, 2017 7:29 AM

The MP, who was speaking at the Our Lady of Grace Senior High School (SHS) at Mampongteng in the Kwabre East District, said girls often drop out of school due to unwanted pregnancies.

The Member of Parliament for Kwabre East Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Francisca Oteng Mensah, has proposed the distribution of condoms to school girls as part of measures to control teenage pregnancy.

According to her, it was time for parents to discuss sex and pregnancy prevention with their wards.

Her proposal for condoms to be distributed to school girls, she said, was based on her experience in the UK, where she says condoms are distributed to school girls every weekend.

“During my visit to the UK, I observed that some schools were distributing contraceptives and condoms to teenage girls on Fridays to help protect them sexually,” she said.

He added: “It is high time we paid attention to such issues since parents cannot be everywhere with their teenage girls. The use of these contraceptives will also help teenagers not to contract sexual related diseases.”