it has a right to live and therefore abortion is wrong. However‚ every pregnant woman has the right to take control of her fertility‚ and as no method of contraception is 100% safe‚ women may still need abortion‚ because the women has a right to have an active sex life but not have any children. Abortion may be her only option if contraception fails‚ and this may be viewed as fairer on the child than for it to be born into an un-loving‚ un-wanting family. We must respect some women’s decision not
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Introduction Sterilization‚ through tubal ligations‚ Essure‚ and vasectomies to name a few‚ is a common procedure in modern medicine. With almost 40% of people choosing sterilization as their birth control‚ sterilization is the most common method of contraception in the United States.1 Though now very popular way to prevent unwanted pregnancies‚ there are many ethical deliberations of sterilization due to its permanence‚ removal of one of the most widely accepted human rights‚ the right to reproduce‚ and
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unintentional. Research has shown that one of the causes of teenage pregnancy is the lack of a sense of personal responsibility for their actions‚ lack of maturity‚ and most importantly a lack of knowledge regarding sexual intercourse and contraception. Related to this‚ teenage pregnancy is often closely associated with poverty‚ limited education and employment opportunities. 53% of teens admit not understanding sex or birth control and this is a reflection of one of the most fundamental causes
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its policy the National Security Study Memorandum 200: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests (NSSM200). The policy gives "paramount importance" to population control measures and the promotion of contraception among 13 populous countries‚ including the Philippines to control rapid population growth which they deem to be inimical to the socio-political and economic growth of these countries and to the national interests of the United States‚ since the
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schools‚ teen sex increases‚ more teens will experience negative sexual health outcomes and pregnancy. “Medically accurate‚ age appropriate‚ comprehensive sex education in schools‚ education that include information about both‚ abstinence and contraception‚ both from a values and public-health perspective.” (Rep. Lee and Sen. Frank Lautenberg‚ 2005‚ P.776) Abstinence programs can help teens delay sex. Sex education classes that focus on encouraging children to remain abstinent can persuade a significant
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Should Teenagers Have Access To Birth Control? Over time‚ the issue of whether or not teens should have access to birth control has been debated. Parents‚ teachers‚ church groups‚ doctors‚ and even the government have all had a say in the discussion. There are some who oppose birth control for teens. However‚ there are those who believe that having birth control as an option is the only choice. Republican Senator Glen Grothman of West Bend‚ Wisconsin is trying to block teenagers from
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sexually transmitted disease. The messages sent to German teens are not designed to ask them to refrain from sex until marriage‚ but educates them on the safety precautions involved with the act itself. The movement to provide access to contraception‚ condoms‚ and comprehensive sexuality education is based on the desire to further reduce abortions and sexually transmitted diseases. In Germany‚ there is a national sexuality education policy‚ but individual states determine which curricula to
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Abstinence Programs: Do they Work? In 2005‚ nearly half of all high school students have had sexual intercourse. Plainly stating that abstinence programs do not work (USA Today). Abstinence programs were beneficial many years ago‚ but since they are ineffective in delaying teen pregnancy‚ then teen pregnancy rate has increased. Abstinence programs teach the “no sex until marriage” clause‚ but they don’t teach teens about birth control and the consequences of having sex at before they’ve matured
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reproductive accountability‚ comprehensive care freedom and transparency should have licensed facilities that provide pregnancy and family planning related services so as to give their patients full information concerning any assistance available for contraception. They are affordable prenatal Care and abortion .it should also include how the assistance can be obtained. Facilities that have been offering medical services without medial licenses have to declare that they are not licensed. They must also disclose
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in teen-aged pregnancy. We discuss research into the rates of teen-aged pregnancy‚ the intentionality and wantedness of pregnancy‚ the disruption of schooling‚ health issues‚ consequences for the children‚ welfare concerns‚ knowledge and use of contraception‚ timing of sexual debut‚ age of partner‚ coercive sexual relations‚ cultural factors and health service provision. We compare this discussion to the reviews on the same topic appearing in the South African Journal of Psychology a decade ago. We
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