Sex education offers the best protection

I WRITE this in relation to the recent comments by Health Minister Mary Harney on the use of the morning-after pill by children as young as 11.

Ms Harney is overlooking the root of the problem and has a defeatist attitude. To eradicate this situation in our society we need to face the problem head on and look for solutions, not methods of concealment.

To begin with, sex education must take place in all schools. Through this education, teens and pre-teens would get an accurate knowledge of the consequences of such activity.