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E-PrinceIn the winter of her freshman year, Veronica ’12 had sex for the first time, with a senior boy the week after Dean’s Date. They used a condom, but “we were messing around afterwards,” she said, “and I had ...
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"I didn’t remember what I’d done the night before, and I wasn’t sure if I’d had sex or not, so I took it just in case."
After reading Tilghman's piece, we can all conclude that the administration's alcohol policy is working quite well.
"I think I’m more scared of getting pregnant than getting a disease, because most are curable."
Princetonians are competent at making decisions based on factual information and a suitable evaluation of risk.
"If you don’t wear a condom without the girl’s permission, you need to pay for all of it."
I sincerely hope that this was merely an unfortunate but misrepresented statement not based on an actual experience because I cannot imagine a scenario in which every condition of that statement is fulfilled and the action is not a sexual assault.
“If you don’t wear a condom without the girl’s permission, you need to pay for all of it.”
I'm guessing she never read any of my work, which convinced the world many decades ago that it takes TWO to cause an externality--in this case, a baby.
“If you don’t wear a condom without the girl’s permission, you need to pay for all of it.”
“Now, I try to use condoms,” she said, adding that most of her sexual partners do not mind that form of contraception except for “one partner, who is the ‘Mr. Magic No Condom’ man.”
Does Mr. Magic No Condom Man like... pin you down and do you bareback? And then does he pay for plan B?
“If you don’t wear a condom without the girl’s permission, you need to pay for all of it.”
Listen, ladies, I sympathize, but if you're gonna have someone penetrating you, don't you think it's a good idea to check if they're wearing a condom? It doesn't take very long, you know.
Also, @Sophomoric: LOL
"Veronica" really concerns me- if you are not on the pill (for whatever reason), you have the right to demand that the guy wear a condom, esp. since Plan B is supposed to be just that- a plan *B*, i.e. not taken the morning after just because mr. magic didn't feel like putting on a condom.
Taking the pill too many times can have serious side effects.
Also, it seems like psychologically V. isn't in control of her relationships (at least the sexual ones) with these guys. I'm all for free love, but girls need to be in control of their own bodies and not schlepping to CVS the morning after every hookup.
Troubling that this article doesn't consider that there might be moral implications of Plan B beyond "moralizing" nurses: many pro-lifers consider it a form of abortion, a consideration that at least bears mentioning.
The article should also note that Plan B was called Plan A- before grade deflation.
"Plan A-". I see what you did there.
"Most are curable."
And yet, herpes, HIV/AIDS, and many others are not. Even those that are easily treated may present without any symptoms, causing severe health problems, such as liver failure or infertility.
Morality and psychology aside, if one finds oneself requiring emergency contraception on multiple occasions, one may wish to reassess the health implications of one's lifestyle.
A decent dude at the very least will offer to split plan B if the condom breaks. Or will sometimes sprint to CVS and buy the whole damn thing himself.
Guys can be responsible, too.
@10- Guys cannot get the morning-after pill from McCosh, only the person taking it can get it from the nurses there. CVS is technically only supposed to sell it to women, but it depends on the pharmacist.
"Most are curable"- For gods sake, gential herpes is most definitely not curable, nor is HIV. Shit is with you for life. Not to mention that "curable" infections can make your life a living hell, and HPV (very very common!) can give women a huge risk of cervical cancer.
@Junius and pro-lifers: You can't call it the abortion pill, because all it is doing is greatly reducing the chances of fertilization. There is no baby being formed yet, it doesn't work if the woman is already pregnant. It isn't RU-486, the ACTUAL abortion pill. Pro-lifers would have to argue against the morning after pill in the exact same way they would argue against a condom. And if someone is arguing against condoms...they can just GTFO