Planned Parenthood Offers ‘Sexual Health Resources’ for All, Aided by Sacramento Libraries
Sacramento Public Library is partnering with Planned Parenthood Mar Monte to offer free “sexual health resources,” including contraceptives and graphic sexual education materials, to patrons of all ages.
The California Family Council (CFC), a Focus on the Family-allied organization, explained, saying,
In a move that sidesteps parental rights and raises serious concerns about the sexualization of children, the Sacramento Public Library has partnered with Planned Parenthood Mar Monte to install “sexual health resource cabinets” in 12 of its 28 public library branches.
These cabinets contain condoms, dental dams, pregnancy tests, lubrication, and sex educational pamphlets – available to anyone, of any age, without restriction or parental consent.
The organization said in an email the resources have “parents and child advocates alarmed,” with CFC Vice President Greg Burt adding,
“This is a grotesque violation of parental rights. Parents take their children to the library expecting books – not a sexual health free-for-all.”
“Condoms and lubricant have no place in the hands of children, especially without their parents’ knowledge or consent.”
CFC further explained, “The cabinets are openly placed in common areas, with signage asking: ‘Having sex? How safe are you?'”
“Visitors are encouraged – regardless of age – to scan a QR code linking directly to Planned Parenthood’s sex-ed website, which invites minors to “start your journey and get the info you need in a way that’s actually interesting.'”
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte offers abortions, opposite-sex hormones and contraceptives in the mid-California region and Nevada. In 2022, the organization received more than $28.4 million in government funds, while the library received more than $26.2 million in 2024 from the city and county.
In an interview with CBS Sacramento, library Community Engagement Services Manager Todd Deck defended the distribution of free sexual resources to patrons of all ages, saying:
“We want to remove the stigma around these resources. … Libraries are essential to healthy, thriving communities, so having resources that are of interest and needs of that community is really critical.”
“I do believe it is our responsibility to help have an informed community regardless of the topic, that way people can make informed decisions about their health.”
In making these free sexual materials available to minors, the library is going far beyond informing the community.
Children aren’t equipped to manage adult sexuality, something many adults find difficult, and the library is infringing on parents’ rights by offering sexual resources to them.
Burt told CBS, “Now parents are going to have to be concerned that instead of coming back with a book, their children will come back with a condom.”
“This is really about cutting parents out; it’s about sexualizing our children at younger ages.”
Radical sexual activist groups like Planned Parenthood and the American Library Association work overtime to sexualize children through age-inappropriate library books and materials; ineffective and morally problematic comprehensive sexuality education; “drag queen story hours”; and now, free sexual resources in libraries.
Such groups are motivated by an ideology that says sex is a human right – for people of all ages – and is primarily for pleasure. For them, there are no morals surrounding sexual behavior; the only prerequisite is “consent.” Planned Parenthood’s sex education resources teach children, adolescents and teens about how to give consent.
It’s important more than ever for parents to ground their children in a biblical, healthy view of sexuality. This should begin at an early age, with age-appropriate instruction.
Parents should also be aware that children will be exposed to inappropriate, confusing and immoral sexuality – even at the library.
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