Title According to the Center for Disease Control‚ 62% of females that are of reproductive age and are sexually active use some kind of contraceptive to protect themselves from unintended pregnancy (Jones‚ Mosher‚ and Daniels‚ p 1). Most women using contraceptives prefer oral contraceptives. This is evident because oral contraceptives hold the birth control market captive with 28.7 percent of women using contraceptives preferring this method (Jones‚ Mosher‚ and Daniels p 1). Since the late 1970s
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Birth control pills are not just for the sexually active. It was designed to originally prevent pregnancy. It’s original formula was an oral contraceptive pill. However‚ doctors and research have proven that taking birth control pills help many medical issues in women. Depending on the formula and dosage‚ birth control not only prevents unwanted pregnancy but gives women relief from issues regarding their menstruation cycle and reproductive diseases. The birth control pill was first marketed in
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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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What is the Birth Control Pill? The birth control pill is most often taken to prevent pregnancy‚ though doctors may prescribe it for other conditions as well. With the number of birth control options available‚ women should try to find the most convenient method that fits both her lifestyle and needs. Women who are interested in various birth control options‚ including the pill‚ should consult their gynecologist. How Does the Birth Control Pill Work? The main function of the pill is to prevent pregnancy
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insurance plans provided coverage for birth control‚ Viagra‚ or abortion. Everyone surveyed maintain that his plan provides coverage for Viagra‚ a sexual enhancement drug‚ and abortion. The same survey showed that 26% of the insurance plans do not provide benefits for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved prescription contraceptives or devices for the solitary purpose of preventing pregnancy (personal communication‚ 2010). Not providing coverage for birth control‚ yet providing coverage for other
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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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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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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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Birth control is a widely controversial topic among young teenage girls. While many people may think that a teenager is on birth control for sexual use‚ there are more advantages to it. Birth control can be used to help with a teenage girl’s menstrual cramps‚ acne‚ preventing pregnancy‚ and you are less likely to get ovarian and uterine cancer. Certain birth controls can also help prevent pelvic inflammatory disease‚ ovarian cysts and anemia. While adults see birth control as the worst thing you
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