Last week, school officials in Portland, Maine, voted to allow the distribution of prescription-strength birth control pills to middle-school students. Lori Gramlich, a member of the Portland School Committee, discusses the decision and the controversy it has sparked over teens, sex and contraceptives.
Guests:
Lori Gramlich, member of the Portland School Committee
Sarah Brown, director of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Diane Miller, former school nurse in high schools in Portland, Maine
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