ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Students being able to get condoms and birth control at health clinics on high school campuses has sparked controversy in the past. However, health care workers claim many parents’ opinions are changing.

Now, lawmakers want to add more clinics in schools across New Mexico.

Albuquerque lawmakers are sponsoring a bill to appropriate funding for a student health clinic at West Mesa High School in Albuquerque.

The school health clinics have the look and feel of a doctor’s office. One of the oldest School-Based Health Center is inside Albuquerque High School.

“The demand is great all over the state for them,” explained Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino. “The School-Based Health Centers have a terrific record already.”

Read more here: http://krqe.com/2015/02/05/parents-opinions-changing-toward-campus-clinics/