In modern society, different methods of birth control is being introduced. Contraception is more widely accepted in different countries and in different religions making it more easier for individuals to take care of children. However, there are still countries that cannot establish a social environment to make birth control methods such as male condoms and contraceptive pills work.
One method of birth control is the use of male condoms. By putting it on the penis, it acts as a barrier because it does not allow the sperm to reach the egg during sexual intercourse. Male condoms generally have no side effects, except for irritations caused by people with latex allergies. In this case, they can just use plastic condoms. According to Centers for …show more content…
For example, in the US, a specific contraceptive mandate, “a state or federal regulation or law that requires health insurers, or employers that provide their employees with health insurance, to cover some contraceptive costs in their health insurance plans” called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act largely affected the birth rate. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a health care reform law, also known as the ObamaCare due to the fact that the former president Barack Obama signed it into the law in March 23, 2010. The main purpose of this was to provide US citizens access to affordable health care insurance. In this law, some of the contraceptive methods, approved by the woman’s doctor is covered, such as “Barrier methods, Hormonal methods, implanted devices, emergency contraception, sterilization procedures and patient education and counseling.” Because of this, the birth rate in 2010 decreased by 3% in comparison to 2009 for nearly all races within the US citizens. The total fertility rate declined by 4% and the birth rate for teenagers aged 15~19 years old, fell by 10% to 34.2% per 1000, which was the lowest rate reported in the past seven decades. Programs run by the government can also affect fertility rate. For example, Healthy People 2020, a program by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, presented that a goal is to “decrease the proportion of pregnancies that are intended” to 56% by 2020. The organization presented that intended pregnancy increased since 2002, where the rate was 51% to 54.7% in 2011. One noticeable change was that for children 15~17 years old, the rate of intended pregnancy rose from 13% to 28% from 2002 to 2011. Thus, showing that politics have an enormous and significant impact on the introduction of contraception. Therefore, if the government encourages
One method of birth control is the use of male condoms. By putting it on the penis, it acts as a barrier because it does not allow the sperm to reach the egg during sexual intercourse. Male condoms generally have no side effects, except for irritations caused by people with latex allergies. In this case, they can just use plastic condoms. According to Centers for …show more content…
For example, in the US, a specific contraceptive mandate, “a state or federal regulation or law that requires health insurers, or employers that provide their employees with health insurance, to cover some contraceptive costs in their health insurance plans” called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act largely affected the birth rate. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a health care reform law, also known as the ObamaCare due to the fact that the former president Barack Obama signed it into the law in March 23, 2010. The main purpose of this was to provide US citizens access to affordable health care insurance. In this law, some of the contraceptive methods, approved by the woman’s doctor is covered, such as “Barrier methods, Hormonal methods, implanted devices, emergency contraception, sterilization procedures and patient education and counseling.” Because of this, the birth rate in 2010 decreased by 3% in comparison to 2009 for nearly all races within the US citizens. The total fertility rate declined by 4% and the birth rate for teenagers aged 15~19 years old, fell by 10% to 34.2% per 1000, which was the lowest rate reported in the past seven decades. Programs run by the government can also affect fertility rate. For example, Healthy People 2020, a program by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, presented that a goal is to “decrease the proportion of pregnancies that are intended” to 56% by 2020. The organization presented that intended pregnancy increased since 2002, where the rate was 51% to 54.7% in 2011. One noticeable change was that for children 15~17 years old, the rate of intended pregnancy rose from 13% to 28% from 2002 to 2011. Thus, showing that politics have an enormous and significant impact on the introduction of contraception. Therefore, if the government encourages