<p>I'm curious to find out how is birth control view at Notre Dame by the student body and by the administration? Does Notre Dame provide free condoms to its student body, or allow pharmacy prescribe the pill?</p>
<p>lol…</p>
<p>sorry but you could not be more far off from what ND does - ND is very strict about this kind of thing - they do endorse any types of birth control except abstinence.</p>
<p>My bigger concern as a parent would be are the health services workers allowed to discuss all legal options with students who go to the health center for advice … I have no idea at all what the policy is at ND but this is a concern I would have at any religious backed school.</p>
<p>In keeping with Catholic Social Tradition, no birth control is sold on campus.</p>
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is it “do” or “do not”?</p>
<p>*sorry do not</p>
<p>my bad</p>
<p>So do most students practice abstinence?</p>
<p>Are there places close by where a Birth Controll Pill perscription could be filled? If am on the pill for medical reasons would they make an exception and make it available for me on campus? </p>
<p>Sorry if these seem like silly questions :p</p>
<p>That’s a great question. My best guess is no. However, I wouldn’t count out the possibility. If you could give them a pretty good reason for using it (I am not sure that regulating periods is good enough) you might have a chance.</p>
<p>You can step off the ND campus and find any number of drugstores willing to fill your prescription.</p>
<p>We send the prescription to our daughter, so she doesn’t have to worry about going of campus.</p>
<p>No condoms sold anywhere on campus. And no prescription filled at St. Liams. I have plenty of friends who are on the pill,each for different reasons, but no matter what the circumstance St. Liams won’t fill them. </p>
<p>…and are most students abstinent? No no no. If I had to guess, I’d say more people are abstinent at ND than most other colleges. However, this is college afterall…</p>
<p>Although it is written in DuLac that if students have premarital sex anytime or place… on or off campus- they will get disciplined. haha</p>
<p>Does the rule deter many students from going to ND?</p>
<p>I tend to doubt it. I am sure some people are not thrilled when they first hear about it but I do not think it could be a deal breaker. The ND experience just has far too many positives. The abstinence policy and parietal system actually function to keep things quiet and classy in the residence hall system. So for some it turns out to be a positive.</p>
<p>I’m sure the religious atmosphere as reflected through single-sex dorms, parietals, ban on birth control, et. al. does deter a number of students from attending. I think Notre Dame is very unique among top academic institutions in that its student body (vis-a-vis its applicant pool) is HIGHLY self-selective.</p>
<p>As people have mentioned, no birth control is sold on campus. However, there are several convenience stores/pharmacies near campus where I’m sure one could obtain it, and, as far as I’m aware, there are no rules against possessing it on campus…just purchasing or using it there…</p>
<p>Speaking of which, of course not everyone at Notre Dame is abstinent- it’s a college, not a convent- but, due to the religious student body, there is less sex at ND than at most other colleges. Here is a rather humorous study that looks at the comparison (at least for the girls in question): <a href=“https://h-spot.com/blog/female_college_survey_pt1/[/url]”>https://h-spot.com/blog/female_college_survey_pt1/</a> </p>
<p>As far as the no-sex rule goes, I have never heard of anyone getting in trouble for breaking the rule. Presumably, most people carry out their romantic activities in private and therefore do not get caught by any authority figures. And, even if someone gets tipped off that something is going on, what RA/AR/rector really wants to walk in on THAT? The only times I’ve heard of anything happening is if people have been loud and their neighbors have complained, the RA has told them to be more discreet in the future.</p>
<p>And 3togo- do you mean in terms of options in case of unplanned pregnancy? I couldn’t tell you for sure, but I would assume they would not assist a student in obtaining an abortion, which seems fair to me given that ND is a Catholic school. But I don’t see how this should be a concern as I think most college students know their options and I’m sure there are ample resources elsewhere in South Bend for anyone inclined to go that route.</p>