Giving Birth Control Devices to Teenagers “The best contraceptive is the word no - repeated frequently.” ~Margaret Smith There is a big debate on whether or not birth control devices should be given to teenagers. Both sides of this argument have valid points but society needs to be realistic to the facts that the age of teenagers becoming sexually active is at an early age. Society also needs to realize unwanted pregnancy rate is the highest in the United States. Of course parents of teenagers
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“625‚000 teens became pregnant in 2010.” (Kaplan) Birth control is available to any teenager without parental consent in almost all states‚ excluding Texas and Utah. Teen girls should be able to have access to birth control without parental consent because it helps prevent teen pregnancy‚ it prevents young women from having to give their child up for adoption or having an abortion‚ and there are other benefits to taking hormonal contraceptives besides preventing pregnancy. About three in ten American
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Birth Control Movement in the 1920s In the 1920s‚ life was more conservative than it is today. People did not openly talk about sex‚ planned parenthood‚ and they definitely did not agree on the use of contraceptives. Many people in the United States thought that birth control was morally wrong; however‚ a woman named Margaret Sanger would fight to make major changes in this generation that would change our outlook and our opinions about contraceptives forever. Margaret Sanger was passionate about
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Birth Control is A Teenager’s Choice Ladies‚ imagine life with less acne‚ alleviated cramps‚ low menstrual flow‚ reduced excess body hair‚ lower cancer risk‚ fewer ectopic pregnancies‚ osteoporosis protection‚ and lower risk of inflammatory disease. The answer is birth control. In today’s world teenage girls are unable to choose whether they want to use the pill or not‚ instead they need a prescription or a parental consent. Research shows that when used regularly 91% of women who use birth control
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Contraceptive pills generally known as birth control pills are used by millions of women around the world to avoid unwanted pregnancies. For most of them‚ the pill is a safe and very effective contraceptive. There are two types of contraceptive pills: • The combination pill which contains Estrogen and Progestin. • The progestin-only pill (generally knows as minipill). Combo pills are more effective than progestin-only pills; though‚ few women cannot tolerate estrogen and choose the progestin pills
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Catholic Religion Against Birth Control The Catholic Church has had a ban on birth control from the earliest days of the Bible. The catholics believe that birth control is absolutely wrong‚ and a grave sin. Birth control has been around at least since the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans . During these days birth control came in the form of animal skin condoms and various poisons to be used as spermicides ("Catholic Church Birth Control."). Catholic believers were
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The birth control movement began during the progressive era in about 1912. During this time women felt they had the right to obtain knowledge on contraceptives and the different methods that were available to them‚ so that unwanted pregnancy could be avoided and they could enjoy having sex without worrying about becoming pregnant. In 1912 a nurse named Margaret Sanger invented the term we know today called birth control‚ in her process of speaking on behalf of women rights to make the decision of
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Choice or Control? Over seventy percent of teens would stop coming to the health clinic if their parents were informed every time that they tried to obtain birth control (Wind 1). Teens feel as if they can not come to their parents about birth control and feel as if their privacy is being invaded. Our state’s population rate has increased exponentially since the 1990s‚ and having access to birth control can prevent pregnancies to teens who did not intend to be parents. Currently‚ the law states
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when they are deciding on the birth control method that is right for them. Today women can go on the pill‚ have a birth control shot‚ called the Depo shot‚ female condoms‚ and contraceptive rings that are placed into the vagina. Birth control was not always available to woman in the United States. This paper will be discussing the Comstock Law of 1873‚ which was signed by President Grant. During the colonial period women did not have effective methods of birth control. Women during that time had
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Condoms verses Birth Control Pills There is always that question on which is safer‚ more effective‚ easier‚ and which one is more likely going to prevent unwanted pregnancy? There is several different studies out there supporting each one of the methods‚ and for every one that is supporting there is also one against. Some of the studies can be found at www.HCP-Different-Birth-Control.com‚ and www.not-the-pill.com. When considering a birth control method you have to look at it from all angles. Think
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