Dublin: Public Lecture – what really reduces teenage pregnancy?
Iona Institute
The Iona Institute's public lecture will take place at 8pm, Thursday, March 25 in the Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2. The topic is 'Sex and teenagers: what does and does not reduce teenage pregnancy and sexual activity'. The speaker will be Professor David Paton.
The talk is partly a response to a Law Reform Commission (LRC) discussion paper, Consultation Paper on Children and the Law: Medical Treatment, published in December which recommends, among other things, that more more teenagers be given rights to consent to medical treatment, including surgery and contraception, without the permission of their parents.
One recommendation isthat teenagers as young as 14 and 15 should be allowed to make their own decisions about medical treatment provided they understand the nature and consequences of the treatment. This would also include access to contraception without their parents' knowledge or permission.
Professor David Paton, an expert in the field of teenage pregnancy, will present evidence that questions whether making contraception more freely available to teenagers does in fact reduce teenage pregancy.
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