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King Middle School in Portland, Maine will be the state's first school to have a range of contraception available. (Photo by Tim Matsui/Getty Images)
Birth control in middle schools
Broadcast: Midmorning, 10/19/2007, 10:06 a.m.
A school committee in Maine has agreed to provide access to birth control pills to a public middle school. While some are applauding the move, critics say middle school is too early to provide kids with contraception.
Guests
Brigid Riley: Executive director of Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention & Parenting (MOAPPP).
Janice Crouse: Senior fellow at a conservative think tank called Concerned Women for America.
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