Healthcare: Defunding Planned Parenthood Casey M Bell Cascade High School Word Count: 1681 Abstract This research paper will cover the effects that defunding planned parenthood would have on our health care system and how it would affect the care of women in the United States. It will cover the history of Planned Parenthood and how it contributes to the healthcare system (how many women they really help) and will also cover the amount of help planned parenthood gets from the government.
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When my mother was a young woman in Germany‚ barely starting college and just having turned twenty‚ she became pregnant with me‚ despite being on birth control. Not even two years later‚ she became pregnant with my brother‚ this time on a stronger birth control. By the mere age of twenty-two my mother had two children with no clue on how to care for them or for herself. She had agreed to moving to America with my step father years later‚ partially hoping that the health care she needed‚ and that
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Teenage Pregnancy 5/2/12 Purpose: To persuade the audience to support the prevention of teenage pregnancy. Thesis: The problem of teenage pregnancy should be prevented rather than glorified. Claim: Policy Organizational Pattern: Problem-Solution I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: In today’s society‚ teens are faced with many pressures. The effect of these pressures put on them is the inability to make good decisions when it comes to certain situations
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low birth weights‚ and to have developmental problems. Teenage mothers are also less likely to complete their education than moms over twenty years of age. Teenage pregnancy and birth rates both dropped in the 1990s among all racial and ethnic groups. Increased abstinence among teens could explain the decrease . However‚ the U.S. still has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy among western industrialized nations‚ 42.9 births per 1‚000 females aged 15-19. In 2002‚ there were 431‚988 births to females
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the single most important invention of the 20th century. The invention being referred to is the birth control pill. Before the actual pill‚ there had been various forms of birth control‚ but none of them seemed to be very effective or simple to perform. One of the oldest references to birth control was the “withdrawal” method referenced in the Bible. In the 1870’s‚ a wide assortment of birth control devices were available in America -- such as condoms‚ sponges‚ douching syringes‚ diaphragms and
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Congress that seeks to promote on a national level access to information and the availability of natural and artificial contraception. It seeks to empower couples in responsible family planning through education and access to legal and medically safe birth control. The bill was first filed during the 8th congress in the Corazon Aquino administration and has been refiled in succeeding sessions. It has had an uphill battle due to extreme opposition mainly from the Roman Catholic Church‚ Pro-Life Philippines
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Nationally‚ nearly one million young women under the age of 20 become pregnant each year. That means close to 2‚800 teens get pregnant each day (The Annie E. Casey Foundation‚ 117). A study by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation shows that approximately four million teens get an STD every year. Experts estimate that as many as one in three sexually experience young people will have an STD by the age of 24 (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation). So is this because of lack of education about sex
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female from getting pregnant after unprotected sex or forgetting ones birth control; practicing abstinence‚ the number one preventive measure to not end up with a life that you had not intended. Knowing the available options and making sure to use what is out there can aid in less aborticide in young women today. Staying informed about the choices and when and how they can work will benefit in making an informed decision. Taking control will help to stop the surprise of a new life‚ staying up to date
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Make sure that you are fully educated about the effectiveness of all of the different types of birth control before making a decision. 3 Make sure you know how to put on a condom. If you’re a girl‚ don’t leave it up to the guy to put it on‚ as he may object or try talking you out of it. If you are worried about being caught unprepared‚ then the best thing to do would be to go on the birth-control pill and/or to always have a condom with you. Condoms are often given away for free at places such
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Wellness Worksheet 39 Due: Oct. 6th by 11:59 pm. Facts About Contraception Points: ___/20 To help you choose the best method of contraception for you and your partner‚ you must be familiar with the different methods. Fill in the boxes with the advantages and disadvantages of each method‚ along with how well each one protects against pregnancy and STD’s‚ I am looking for percentages/failure rates. Use outside resources if necessary. Method | Advantages | Disadvantages | Effectiveness/STD
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