Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Arguments In Favor of Parental Notification

We've discussed some of the features that a strong argument needs to have, taken a look at some articles that make arguments on both sides of the issue, and evaluated the quality of those arguments.

Now, it's time for you to do some research.

Using the links below, or your own internet research skills, find articles that argue the following:
Minors should need to notify their parents to access sexual health services.

Remember, that sexual health services include: birth control, prophylactics such as condoms, abortion, and sex education.

Your Task:

1. Locate an article that supports the pro-notification argument.
2. In the comments section, do the following:

  • Paste the web address for the article.
  • Explain what claim it is making.
  • Write down the evidence that it uses.
  • Explain the reasoning that it uses.
3. Submit your comment, and then start looking for more. The more sources and arguments you find the more points you get.

Some links to newspapers:
http://www.nytimes.com/ - The New York Times
http://www.latimes.com/ - The Los Angeles Times
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ - The Washington Post
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ - The Boston Globe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ The Chicago Tribune
http://www.suntimes.com/ The Chicago Sun Times

If you want, you can just use Google and look outside of the newspapers:
http://www.google.com - Just make sure that you use reliable sources. Avoid ask.com, answers.com, wiki how, or other similar sites.  If you have a question about reliability, ask me.

Here are some search terms that you may want to try:
Parental Notification, Abortion, Birth Control, Contraception, Sex Education

Use them with each other:  "Parental Notification, Abortion"  or "Parental Notification, Birth Control."

Arguments Against Parental Notification

We've discussed some of the features that a strong argument needs to have, taken a look at some articles that make arguments on both sides of the issue, and evaluated the quality of those arguments.

Now, it's time for you to do some research.

Using the links below, or your own internet research skills, find articles that argue the following:
Minors should not need to notify their parents to access sexual health services.

Remember, that sexual health services include: birth control, prophylactics such as condoms, abortion, and sex education.

Your Task:

1. Locate an article that supports the pro-notification argument.
2. In the comments section, do the following:

  • Paste the web address for the article.
  • Explain what claim it is making.
  • Write down the evidence that it uses.
  • Explain the reasoning that it uses.
3. Submit your comment, and then start looking for more. The more you submit the more points you get.

Some links to newspapers:
http://www.nytimes.com/ - The New York Times
http://www.latimes.com/ - The Los Angeles Times
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ - The Washington Post
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ - The Boston Globe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ The Chicago Tribune
http://www.suntimes.com/ The Chicago Sun Times

If you want, you can just use Google and look outside of the newspapers:
http://www.google.com - Just make sure that you use reliable sources. Avoid ask.com, answers.com, wiki how, or other similar sites.  If you have a question about reliability, ask me.

Here are some search terms that you may want to try:
Parental Notification, Abortion, Birth Control, Contraception, Sex Education

Use them with each other:  "Parental Notification, Abortion"  or "Parental Notification, Birth Control."