The middle class back in the 1960s was not opposed to the ideal fact of poor black women substancing a birth control pill to stop them from having children. The argument for this time was the middle class wanted them not to take the pill, The counter argument that African American women at the time questioned by the authorities were that they were afraid if the whites made them take birth control pills than they control how many kids they are having. One article reads “ Under slavery, African American women were encouraged to have children to increase a plantations owner’s wealth. After the Civil War, when African Americans were no longer valuable property, the view among white supremacists abruptly shifted. It became desirable to decrease…
Over the years women have been seen as a man’s property. A man has always known that his perceived natural rights entail a wife, her body, children, and a job. Essentially a twisted form of the American Dream right, but what if the clock is sped up to when women start gaining the confidence to fight for their rights? History has witnessed women gaining the right to vote, the ability to work alongside men, and to have their own house without a husband. For the next century women slowly gained recognition along with rights until the controversy over the funding of Planned Parenthood arose.…
Birth control Such a sensitive subject to discuss with adults and teenagers. Many adults refuse to even talk about if for fear their child may think it is a gate way to have sex with anyone they choose and without protection. Birth control has helped many women throughout history.…
Is it time for over the counter birth control pills? Should birth control pills be available to teenage girls without a prescription? There are many questions, pros, and cons to having birth control available over the counter accessible to anyone. The American college of gynecologists released a paper saying it was time for birth control pills to be able to be sold over the counter without a prescription or consent of a parent. Congress can pass laws saying it is alright for things to be sold over the counter.…
The morning after pill should be sold over the counter because it’s easy access for women ,it prevents pregnancy and it’s effective as soon as u take it. The morning after pill is easy access for women or allows them go and get it as soon as they need it.for example you out at a party and something happens and u mess up then you know that you have the plan be available. The morning after pill also helps lower the abortions rate in Texas,it is also better then birth control and way more affective. It’s way more affective then birth control because it acts faster and u get the same results it’s just in a pill.…
Plan B Pill It seems like as time goes on, teens get more and more irresponsible, Take a second and think about how many teens have dropped out of school because they are raising a child. Or think about how many teens in your school have had one, maybe even two abortions. What if we could do something to help decrease the rates of abortions and teen pregnancy?…
IVF is a process when a baby is scientifically formed. IVF helps people like heterosexual couples; same sex couples and single women to have their own baby. Many different people have different opinions on IVF were it is a positive or a negative treatment to have. IVF is a legal treatment in Australia and other countries however it is illegal in many other countries as well. IVF is a very risky treatment and there are many other alternate solutions instead of it.…
I recognize that you have decided that it is vital to apprehend the funding for Planned Parenthood, but did you ever grasp the ramifications of this act? Do you appreciate what Planned Parenthood is and how it aids millions of individuals? Do you realize how many accidental pregnancies will be diminishing money out of Medicaid and other government subsidy? Do you realize how the government is going to have to upkeep these children and take care of them till they are 18 years of age? Do you understand how severe the upsurge in population will be due to no birth control and no condoms at low cost, affordable to the low income population?…
In the early 1900s ,contraception was viewed as immoral and a taboo subject. Progressive women argued that contraception was a healthy source of population control. The birth control movement of the modern and Progressive Era had a positive effect on women because of the education on contraception,allowing women to enter the workforce, and improving women’s health. Margaret Sanger was an integral part of this movement especially with her educational pamphlet. Reformers fought for contraception education.…
Birth Control Availability “American teenagers become pregnant at a rate of about one a minute” (Kristof 1). Birth control availability has been a topic of controversy for many years due to the fact that there are many different people who have different viewpoints on it. Whether some of these people like or do not like the idea of distributing birth control, it is still an issue that many women are being forced to deal with. Birth control is handled differently in different places, and sometimes it is not handled at all. Some places do not even distribute birth control, adding to the issues that are occurring due to non easy access to it.…
Almost all teens state they or their partner got pregnant because they did not know what to do. (Promise) This is also a reason that sexual diseases are spread. A lack of sexual education can also create problems for teens in their later life. Neglecting to instruct teens about practicing safe sex can result in many different things such as pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. To help prevent this public schools should teach everything that they can about sex to help educate these teens.…
There are many religions, geographic locations, traditions, and personal choices that can make a person not be able to take birth control. Catholics In this culture they don’t believe in birth control of any kind, everything is natural and if you have a child you are meant too, everything happens for a reason. What could happen to that person if they do use birth control they are frowned on and not consider a true catholic. If that patient does not use any birth control there can be a number of consequences.…
Pregnancy is a beautiful thing for many individuals. For some it is a dreadful accident that was never intended to happen. In many instances pregnancy can be avoided by taking the necessary precautions to prevent the birth of a child. Although these individuals like to believe that birth control will one hundred percent prevent you from getting pregnant, but this is certainly not the case. The one true form of contraception from pregnancy is abstinence, but today abstinence is being seen less in individuals in their teen years to the time they begin to settle down.…
Adolescent sexual activity and little knowledge on how to protect themselves against STI/STD’s may be answered through more advanced sex education classes in school. Comprehensive knowledge to these subjects will be provided in the classroom including: birth controls, the use of condoms to prevent STI/STD’s, sexual behavior, meanwhile also encouraging abstinence and delayed sexual activity. Few parents disagree with school’s providing the information to their children; although, the parents who do contradict may not be willing to provide information about this subject and the knowledge the adolescents need to know. A child has the ability to have sexual interactions whether or not they are taught safe sex; so why not provide the information they need to know to keep themselves…
Abortion should be a part of a country’s contraception policy. People should plan their families and society must allow women to end unwanted pregnancies in order to deal with failures of birth control, cases of rape and cases of incest. Abortion should be legalized but discouraged. Legal, because it is a choice; discouraged because there are other more effective ways to prevent pregnancy than abortion. Abortion is all about allowing a woman to make her own decisions, in relation to her age, financial stability, relationship stability, and mental and physical capabilities.…