Should birth control be treated the same way as other medications? Birth control is one of the most controversial topics that has been discussed nowadays. In the United States‚ 98% of women have used birth control at least once; of that percentage 62% use it regularly. Nowadays‚ the most commonly used form of birth control is the pill. The second one that may surprise you is sterilization. A 2010 survey found out that more than a third of birth control users have struggled at least once to afford
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Consent for Birth Control in School In today’s society teenagers have a lot to deal with; they are a lot more mature than we were back in the days. Even though they deal with many different things I believe schools should get parent consent to give birth control. One reason is that parents can talk to their kids about sex and different types of birth control. Parents can explain the risks of sexual activity and sift through the rumors that may be passed around by their peers. This will help
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Birth Control in Schools I believe that some form of birth control should be provided in high schools. I strongly support this idea because; teen pregnancy is at an all time high. First‚ About one million teenagers become pregnant each year in the United States. The average age at which a United States adolescent has sexual intercourse is sixteen. Out of one hundred percent of teenagers‚ only forty percent use a condom. I believe that if high schools distribute condoms‚ the use of protection
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Persuasive articles about Gun Control Persuading an audience can be done in several different fashions‚ one of which is Hugh Rank’s Model of Persuasion. Rank’s model states that two major strategies are used to achieve the particular goal of persuasion. These strategies are nicely set into two main schemas; the first method is to exaggerate an aspect of something‚ known as "intensify." While the second is to discredit it‚ which is referred to as "downplay." Al Franken‚ Jeffrey Snyder‚ Harlan
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active. Not all teens have access to birth control or condoms. Just because a girl is on birth control doesn’t mean she shouldn’t use condoms. Birth control isn’t one hundred percent preventable. Teens should always have access to condoms because they help protect against STDS or any other diseases. Condoms also help prevent pregnancy. The United States is becoming over populated‚ so teenagers who are sexually active should be able to have access to birth control and condoms. According to the article
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Goerl English Comp 1 Spring Session 1 26 April 2011 Cause and Effects of Birth Control in Schools The supplying of birth control by means of condoms has been a rather heated subject for several years. Whether or not to supply such form of birth control and how to go about educating about this and other forms of birth control in schools have been debated by many. As well as whether or not to integrate giving out condoms in health and sexual education classes or to have the school nurse
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Notes Birth Control Debate – Should a parent provide birth control pills to their teenagers? Are you a parent? Has your teen daughter had a boyfriend for the last few months? Have you talked to your teen about sex? Do you want your teen to have unsafe sex? Is there pro’s and con’s to birth control? Parents may have talked to their teens about sex and be confident that there is no sexually relationship‚ although the parent may be worried about what could happen if the teen decides
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Birth control and Abortions Birth control and Abortions Birth control and Abortions are two common things that women and girls from the age of 12-18 are learning about more and more on a daily bases. With pregnancy and STDs being on a rise amount teens it is important to give everyone a little bit of history about the two types of contraception’s. Birth control is one of the best ways to prevent getting pregnancy and more importantly a good way to prevent catching
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child can sometimes be an obstacle. Parents may think teenagers at this age should not be having sex‚ but most teenagers are mature enough to make their own decisions. Teenage girls should be allow to obtain contraceptives without a parent’s consent. Having easy access to birth control can have a healthy benefits and better care for woman‚ and decrease abortion rates. About 70 percent of Americas favor legalizing over-the-counter birth control pills without a doctor’s prescription. Obtaining contraceptives
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“Birth Control in schools” Birth Control in Schools Schools are the one institution in our society regularly attended by most young people-nearly 95% of all youth aged 5 to 17 years are enrolled in elementary or secondary schools (National Center for Education Statistics‚ 1993). Large percentage of youth attend schools for years before they encounter sexual risk-taking behaviors and a majority is enrolled at the time they initiate intercourse. Just as
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