Persuasive Speech On Birth Control

What is birth control you may ask? Birth control is medicine that prevents pregnancy. According to 2005 data from the Supreme Court,” twenty-one states permit minors to obtain contraceptive services without parental consent.” This number of girls is 42% of the United States, while the other 57% need parental consent. Teenage pregnancy is a large problem in today’s world, about 750,000 teens become pregnant each year and the majority of these pregnancies, unintended. This is why birth control is such a discussed topic; it is a way to prevent these unintended pregnancies from happening. Today I am going to persuade you that teenage girls between the ages of 14-18 should not need their parents’ consent in order to obtain and take birth control,
Statistics show that almost half of the teenage population of girls do not communicate and have close relationships with their parents. This has a major effect on teenage girls obtaining birth control. Think about it this way, if a young teenage girl does not have a close and communicative relationship with their parents and they feel the need to obtain and take birth control then how do you suppose they are to obtain it if they cannot ask their parents for it or are simply afraid to. Many parents today have jobs, leading to long busy hours, leading to less time for communication and serious talks with their daughters, leading to a less close and effective relationship with their daughter , even to the point where their daughters may not even want to consider discussing topics such as these with their parents. Most teenage girls are not privileged to have a close and effective relationship with their parents and may fear the reaction of their parents or may just be too afraid to talk about a close but serious subject with them, this being my first reason parental consent should not be needed to obtain and take birth
Needing parental consent will only endanger these teenage girls more because they may feel pressured or afraid to talk to their parents so they will most likely choose the alternative which is not taking it and continuing their intercourse, this increasing the danger of STDs or pregnancies. If a teen can obtain birth control and talk to their doctors about it on their own, they may become more insightful about the risks of unprotected sex and become more cautious, however with parents around they may feel pressured to say certain things which may affect the outcome of the