[Sundae]

I see where you are coming from Cic, but the truth is a teenage pregnancy has far more impact on the mother and the mother's family than it does on the boy or his family. Of course there are exceptions, but on the whole the boy just goes on with his jolly old life and knocks a few more hapless teens up for good measure.

I knew a lad whose teenage girlfriend became pregnant. As an "older woman" he felt he could talk to me more easily than his friends so I got the whole sad decision making process as it unfolded. They basically talked themselves into the idea of being together and baby makes three despite only having dated for a matter of weeks before the happy event. Last I heard he was away at Uni and "visited" the baby when he was back home for the holidays. So much for facing up to the consequences of his actions. And he was supposed to be one of the good guys!

Anyway, getting a contraceptive implant is not much more complicated or painful than getting a shot. Quick trip to the doctors and you're out in 5 minutes - you can't say the same for having a vasectomy, especially re the bruising.

With many women (myself as an example) it stops menstruation completely, so it is a bonus not a burden.

Anyway I know the policy is unlikely ever to be adopted in a country where teenage pregnancies are high, for many, many reasons from human rights to morality to religion. But I'd be all for it, if it did.