"Contraception is too easily available and to hand it out in school is an atrocity. Rather than teaching young people how to have sex they should be taught the negative effects, such as Aids. Young people should not be taught about sex until at least they reach the age of consent"
MICHAEL BURGESS, 16, WOKINGHAM, BERKSHIRE
"Contraception is becoming difficult for young people to get hold of. I have always believed contraception should be free and easy to obtain as it will help reduce pregnancy rates and sexually transmitted infections. Making it easy to get does not endorse underage sex; it just makes it safer"
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