Under aged teenaged girls on birth control: Yay or Nay?

In today's society, teen sex isn't unheard of and in many instances, is widely acceptable - teens will be teens and they're going to have sex. But whether or not that sits well with you, the numbers don't lie, and teen pregnancy rates are among the highest in comparison to previous generations.

As having been a teen yourself (and maybe even a mother now), how do you feel about putting an under aged teen girl on birth control as precaution? (whether she is sexually active or not, is irrelevant.) What are the pros and cons of this?

I would put my teen daughter on birth control as a precaution against rape, given the rape culture that flourishes in western society. Some of the pros of birth control in a teen: keeps her cycle regular, might even reduce acne. Cons: blood pressure and blood clot risks. If your girl isn't sexually active, you might not want to risk those side-effects in her, especially if she picks up something like smoking as a habit.

My daughter is 21 and expecting her first child. I put her on the pill once I knew/had a good idea she was sexually active. I lived with my dad from 16 on, he wouldn't let my aunt put me on the pill. I had no good role models for a healthy sex life(or any kind of healthy life). I ended up pregnant with my first child when I was 17. I went into pre-term labor at 25 weeks and he died 12 hours after he was born. I honestly wanted to be on the pill, but my father felt it was saying it was OK to have sex.
When the time came with my daughter I wanted to make sure she had all the info she needed. I was upfront with my son and daughter. Not only did I make sure they both knew all about std's, safe sex and abstinence they both also got protection, her the pill and condoms and him, condoms. They knew we were not saying OK go have fun, but that we wanted them safe and not having kids before they were ready.
I am proud of my son, in a time where using condoms is not "cool" he will come to me and be honest about it if he needs me to buy him some or let him have some money to get some.
My daughter is expecting her first child with her husband.

DH and I have discussed this at some length.


I think we're leaned more towards putting her on some form of birth control to prevent an unwanted pregnancy.