Do you think birth control pills should be available to teenage girls without a prescription? Over the years teenage pregnancy has increased tremendously. As a result, causing abortions or high school dropouts. In my opinion birth control should be sold over the counter to prevent teenage pregnancy. I am in favor of the pill being given to teens because there have been many researches done that shows good benefits of teens being on the pill, but there are people who may disagree with my opinion. Parents, Doctors, and many other people all have different opinions about teens having access to the pill.
According to a recent article from CNN “To prevent unwanted pregnancies, drug stores should provide non prescription …show more content…
However, teenagers make their own decisions. Regardless of how many times parents can tell their child not to have sex, they end up doing it. It’s better to prevent a pregnancy before hand rather than regretting it and getting an abortion. Not to mention, in most states in the U.S abortion is illegal and this can consequently lead to a self made abortion, which has many risks for the fetus as well as the mother. Teenagers should be educated more about safe sex and …show more content…
According to the article Huffington Post “most doctors say that women should be able to get hormonal birth control after a brief consultation with a pharmacist. Seventy-six percent of doctors and 70 percent of other health care providers, including nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and physician assistants say women should be able to access the pill, patch and ring contraceptives through their pharmacist, according to a survey of 482 health care providers conducted by the University of California San Diego and University of California San Francisco” (Anna