{"id":2062986,"date":"2023-10-11T06:48:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T10:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-vetoes-bill-requiring-schools-to-give-condoms-to-high-schoolers\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T06:53:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T10:53:10","slug":"newsom-vetoes-bill-requiring-schools-to-give-condoms-to-high-schoolers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-vetoes-bill-requiring-schools-to-give-condoms-to-high-schoolers\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom rejects bill mandating schools to provide condoms to high school students."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-vetoes-bill-requiring-schools-to-give-condoms-to-high-schoolers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2062986&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring \u2063Schools to Provide \u200cFree Condoms to Students<\/h2>\n<p>California Governor Gavin \u2064Newsom\u2063 made the decision to veto a bill on\u2063 October 8th \u2063that\u200b would have mandated\u2064 schools to \u200boffer free condoms to middle and high school \u200bstudents. \u200dIn his veto message, Newsom cited the state&#8217;s current $30\u200b billion\u2063 deficit as the reason for his decision, stating that implementing the\u2063 bill would be too\u2062 costly for the already financially burdened \u2064state.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This bill would create \u200can unfunded mandate to public\u200d schools that should be\u2064 considered in the \u2064annual budget\u2064 process,&#8221; Mr. Newsom\u200b wrote in the letter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-bill-requiring-schools-to-provide-free-condoms-to-middle-and-high-schoolers-advances-to-state-assembly-5309615?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>California Bill Requiring Schools to Provide Free Condoms to Middle and High Schoolers Advances<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; Published on \u200c6\/2\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/local-teachers-union-proposes-homeless-camps-in-california-public-school-parking-lots-5505567?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Local Teachers Union Proposes Homeless Camps in California\u200b Public School\u200c Parking Lots<\/strong><\/a>  \u200c- Published\u200b on 10\/6\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Legislators estimated that \u2064the bill would have\u200d cost\u2063 the state several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-jason-smith-says-democrats-are-party-of-the-wealthy\/\" title=\"GOP Rep. Jason Smith says Democrats are party of the wealthy\">million dollars annually<\/a>. The \u2062proposed legislation would\u2064 have required all public schools to provide both internal and external condoms to students in grades 7\u201312 \u2062free of charge, while also ensuring that students were \u2062aware\u2063 of their availability.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2063addition,\u200b the bill aimed to prohibit\u200c retailers from denying \u2064the sale\u200b of\u2062 contraception based on age\u2062 and from\u2064 requiring identification\u2063 for purchase.<\/p>\n<p>State\u200d Senator Caroline Menjivar, \u200bwho\u200c introduced the bill, emphasized that its purpose was to prevent unwanted pregnancies and the spread of\u200c sexually \u200dtransmitted infections among\u2064 young people. \u200dDuring a hearing in\u2062 the Senate\u2062 Education \u2062Committee,\u2064 Menjivar \u200bexpressed her\u200d hope that the bill would promote safe sexual habits for teenagers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhile\u2062 abstinence is, as we know, the only 100 percent effective way to prevent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brown-university-creates-new-sexual-misconduct-policy-designed-to-deny-due-process\/\" title=\"Brown University Creates New Sexual Misconduct Policy Designed To Deny Due Process\">sexually transmitted infection<\/a>, we\u200c know some teens are still engaging in sexual activity,\u201d she said. \u201cWe want to\u200b make sure when that teenager\u200c makes that personal decision, they have\u200d the \u200dresources to stay\u2063 safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Menjivar also highlighted the barriers that \u200dteenagers often face when trying to access condoms, such as cost,\u200b availability, age restrictions, and the potential for embarrassment when \u200bpurchasing them.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYouth are \u2062often \u2064denied and turned away [when purchasing condoms], and it\u2019s not deterring them from engaging\u2063 in sexual behavior, it\u2019s just \u200bpromoting unsafe sexual behavior,\u201d she\u2063 said. \u201cProviding condoms in school ensures we are\u200d meeting \u2063youth where they are at.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the hearing, representatives from various health and \u2064youth advocacy\u200b organizations \u200dvoiced their \u2064support for the bill, \u2063including members of the AIDs \u2062Healthcare Foundation, the California Coalition \u200bfor \u2064Youth, the California Federation \u200cof Teachers,\u2063 and the \u200bCalifornia Teachers Association.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2064 there were also opposing views\u2063 expressed. \u200dGreg Burt,\u200d from the California Family Council, argued that the state&#8217;s emphasis on condoms\u200d in recent years had inadvertently\u2064 led to an increase in \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-poop-testing-startup-charged-with-fraud-likened-to-theranos\/\" title=\"San Francisco Poop-Testing Startup Charged With Fraud, Likened To Theranos\">sexually transmitted infections<\/a> among young people.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFor the last decade or more, this legislative \u200dbody has\u2064 been pushing condoms as the solution to sexually transmitted infections spreading among our youth,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd each time the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austria-to-bar-the-unvaccinated-from-restaurants-salons-hotels-public-events-larger-than-25-people\/\" title=\"Austria to Bar the Unvaccinated from Restaurants, Salons, Hotels, Public Events Larger than 25 People\">infection rate rose<\/a>, [legislators] insisted\u2064 kids just\u200b need easier access \u200bto \u2062condoms \u200band information\u200b about safe sex\u2063 at younger and \u200dyounger ages.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Burt \u2064urged the\u200c committee to \u2063reconsider the issue and instead \u200dpromote abstinence until marriage as the \u2063ideal approach \u200cto sexual health.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt is time to tell \u200cyoung\u2063 people the \u200dtruth, that those with the most fulfilling and healthy sex lives \u200dare those who treat sex as a special and intimate act to be\u200d shared in\u200c a monogamous,\u200c committed\u2062 marriage,\u201d he said.\u2062 \u201cI\u2019m not encouraging you \u200dto \u200cshame \u200bpeople. But hold up abstinence\u200c until marriage\u200c as a noble \u200bideal. Sexually\u2063 transmitted infections can\u2019t \u2063thrive in a culture that idealizes marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A opened locker at a high school \u2063in Calif., on July 28, 2020. (John Fredricks\/The\u200b Epoch\u200b Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the arguments for providing free condoms in\u200d schools to\u200d promote\u200c safer sexual practices and reduce rates of teenage pregnancies and sexually \u200btransmitted infections?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rchasing condoms]\u2062 because the person on the\u2063 other side of the counter \u2062has made a judgment about their maturity level,\u201d she\u200b explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Supporters of the bill argue\u2063 that\u200d providing free\u200b condoms\u2064 in\u200b schools would not only promote safer sexual \u2063practices but also help reduce the rates of teenage pregnancies and\u200d\u200c sexually transmitted infections. They point to studies that show a correlation between increased access to contraception and decreased \u200crates of unplanned pregnancies and STIs among young\u2062 people.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of the bill, on the other hand, believe that it \u2064is not the responsibility of schools to provide\u2062 condoms to students. They argue that \u200cpromoting abstinence should be the primary focus and that \u2063providing condoms may encourage sexual activity among \u200dyoung people. Some also express concerns about the potential for condoms to \u2064be distributed inappropriately or used improperly.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the veto, Newsom acknowledged the\u200d importance of addressing sexual health education in schools. In\u2062 his veto message, he stated that he looks forward to working with the bill&#8217;s author and other stakeholders \u200dto find a solution that ensures students have the\u2063 information and resources\u2062 they need to make safe and healthy\u200d choices.<\/p>\n<p>California\u2062 is not the only \u2063state\u200c to consider or implement policies regarding the provision of condoms in schools. According to the Guttmacher Institute, as \u2064of April 2021, 29 states, including California, have \u2062laws or policies\u200d that \u200ballow schools to provide condoms to\u200d students. However, the specific provisions and requirements vary from state to state.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the veto, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-vetoes-bill-requiring-schools-to-give-condoms-to-high-schoolers\/\" title=\"Newsom rejects bill mandating schools to provide condoms to high school students.\">conversation surrounding sexual health education<\/a> and access\u200d to contraception in schools is likely to\u200b continue. Advocates and\u2064 policymakers will continue to debate the best ways to ensure that young people have the knowledge and resources necessary to navigate their \u200bsexual health responsibly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Oct. 8 that aimed to provide free condoms to public middle and high school students. 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