Should Teens Be Allowed To Obtain Birth Control

Female Adolescents who are active sexually make the choice to go to the doctor because it is important that the youth use protection to ensure no complications in the future such as sexually transmitted diseases and sexually transmitted infections as well as prevent early pregnancy. You have to ask yourself the question, did you tell your parents when you began to have sexual intercourse? By allowing teens to get prescribed birth control without parental consent, we would be violating the parents’ rights to be involved. adolescents should be able to obtain contraceptives without a parents’ approval, because it reduces the amount teen pregnancy, provides a safer home life, and displays responsibility. Although girls mature at different ages and experience different situations. To impose a age limit to consent sex is irrational. However, in order to prevent her from access to safe sex is simply unjust. It is not right for us to prevent the doctor from prescribing a precautionary safety measure for their health and well-being. It is illegal a minor to
The health risks associated with prescribed birth control make it unethical to allow children to obtain it without parental consent. Without thorough research, a teen would have no way of understanding the health risks involved with taking contraceptives. Therefore, it is pertinent that parents be involved in helping their child make this decision. Prescribed birth control creates a false sense of security. Prescribed birth control is guaranteed effective in preventing pregnancies. While some would make the choice to abort it is still an option. By not supplying teens with the contraceptive. Abortion statistics will rise and by taking the doctors consent for birth control away, teens would have less informed support. We must ask the question. Why was this legalized in the first place? By lowering teen pregnancy, we save taxpayers