Women’s reproductive rights have always been a taboo topic in American society‚ as well as throughout history. Abortion and birth control are two of the most debated rights‚ especially following last year’s election. The taboo topic has caused a rift between major political parties and citizens in the United States‚ and has been the catalyst of movements like the pro-choice and pro-life campaigns. Pro-choice is the idea that a woman should be able to decide what she wants to do with her own body
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The highest teen pregnancy rate resides in Mississippi‚ which has an abstinence only sex education curriculum. Abstinence means to restrain oneself from indulging in something usually not good for them or others. In this case‚ abstinence is a form of sex education‚ where it teaches students to restrain from having sexual relationships with others until marriage. Sex education shouldn’t be centered around abstinence. Although it teaches good morals‚ it has many downfalls as well. It leads to a higher
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The controversy between pro life and pro choice has been a hot topic lately‚ some saying it’s murder‚ others saying It’s for the best. Abortion should be considered murder because “life begins at conception” (“10 Common Arguments”).Without conception none of us would be here‚ the reason people are able to have an opinion about abortion is obviously because they were not aborted themselves. Restricting the life and rights of an unborn child is unspeakable. Many americans think that Abortion is murder
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on HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are commonly taught throughout high school class rooms‚ birth control and how to get access to contraceptives are spoken of less. Teens need to know the risk and consequences of unprotected sex. Studies indicated professionally prepared health educator were significantly more likely to teach 7 of 13 sexuality topics such as birth control‚ STD’s ‚ and abstinence compared to nonprofessionally prepared health educators(Rhodes 2). Even though there
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that Planned Parenthood’s agenda is just abortions which has called for controversy‚ but it is more than just abortions. Planned Parenthood should be government funded because it empowers women to be able to choose what they believe is right for them and helps people receive services at a low cost. Planned Parenthood has been around for more than 100 years
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and sexuality. Sex had become more socially acceptable outside the strict boundaries of heterosexual marriages. In a ten year period from 1965 to 1975 sexual intercourse for women prior to marriage had showed an increase‚ as well as out-of-wedlock births‚ sexually transmitted diseases‚ and teen pregnancy. Since the 1960’s marriages had declined and divorces had doubled. Information also shows that more and more people mainly women‚ felt an
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morning after contraceptive pill) as a method of birth control. The pill was approve by FDA in 1999‚ so although the Plan B contraceptive pill is not a new idea to society‚ it is igniting many debates here in the United States. Henry Mathews believes that this form of birth control has become a more safe and effective way to prevent unwanted pregnancies. The Plan B pill is comprised of higher doses of the same hormones found in typical birth control pills. When taken within 72 hours of unprotected
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condoms are made of plastic or animal tissue i.e. lambskin‚ latex. Condoms are the most effective against viruses such as HIV but Condom use declined markedly during the 1960s as the birth control pills was introduced and contraceptive devices such IUDs became more widely accepted. After the introduction of birth control pills people started avoiding condoms because according to them sex with condoms doesn’t give that much pleasure‚ But the emergence of HIV/AIDS in the early 1980s ‚ condom use re-emerged
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American society has greatly increased sexual awareness and education. If you believe that eugenics should be used in the sense of controlling desirable characteristics‚ then you will not understand how Sanger looks at eugenics and the reason for birth control and abortion. Everyone should be entitled to their own opinion and should preserve the right to make their own decisions‚ however‚ when it comes to benefits of the people‚ we should not try to tear it down‚ but keep it
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older. Many of these teen moms and dads were never taught about the different methods of birth control and the importance of it. Most schools have chosen to restrict the teaching of sex education because of so much controversy. I feel that since teen pregnancy is rapidly on the rise‚ mandatory sex education should be taught in all schools. This essay shall focus on the importance of teaching methods of birth control while still giving attention to the input that parents think. Furthermore‚ the astounding
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