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Catholics and Condoms: Sexual Health Resources and Policies at Boston College

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), roughly 79.5% of college students are sexually active (The Daily Barometer Staff). With the majority of college students engaging in sexual behavior, it seems clear that sexual education and resources are necessary items on a college campus. Declining to provide sexual health resources to college students is akin to allowing a new driver to steer a two ton automobile down the highway without any prior instructions. The majority of teenagers would jump at the chance to speed down the freeway if the opportunity presented itself; however, their initial excitement might soon fade to sheer panic once they realize that they are at a loss for what to do once they get behind the wheel. The speeding, inexperienced driver, much like the unprotected sexually active college student, would not only be a serious danger to themselves, but to everyone else on the road. Lack of access to information about sexual decisions as well as contraception can leave the college student and his or her sexual partners at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended pregnancies, and a plethora of emotional damage. Why, then, doesn't Boston College meet all the health needs of its sexually active students? In keeping with the Jesuit, Catholic tradition, Boston College prides itself on educating " the whole person, " challenging its students not only intellectually, but morally and spiritually as well. As Father William P. Leahy, President of Boston College, explains in the Message from the President, " Boston College endeavors to educate a new generation of leaders for the new millennium – men and women who will be capable of shaping a new century with vision, justice,