American College of Pediatricians Press Release Response to AAP LARCs in Teens

The St. Louis Guild of the Catholic Medical Association applauds the recent press release put out by our colleagues at the American College of Pediatricians.  Titled, “Promoting the Myth of ‘Safe Sex'” this statement was written in response to the policy statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics titled, “Contraception for Adolescents.”

The full text of the ACP statement may be viewed here: www.acpeds.org/promoting-the-myth-of-safe-sex

The abstract of the AAP statement and a link to its full text may be viewed here: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/09/24/peds.2014-2299