Should Teenagers Have Access To Birth Control

Birth Control, an argument that can go on and on. This covers many different points, especially the issue of how old one should be, to access it without consent from a parent. Birth control is a contraceptive that can used to prevent unwanted pregnancies. However, there are other uses for this contraceptive such as for acne and cramps, but it’s main demand comes from sexually active girls and women. Girls should be able to have access to birth control without consent from a parent. Young girls have rights and one of them is privacy. If they feel, they do not want their parents to know that they are having sex because their parents will become upset and try prevent them from having sex, but they want to be safe, they should have access to it.
What with internet, access and television young children and teenagers are exposed to many different things one of them is sex. This sparks curiosity, which leads to them going to go research it to find out more. The answers they find will add to their curiosity, which then leads to them wanting to experience sex. Many young teenagers are having unprotected sex. According to Laura Meckler, twenty-five percent of parents, and forty percent of teens are uncomfortable with talking about sex (Meckler, Teen Birth Rates Decline). This then leads to unwanted pregnancies and STDs. Girls don’t want to speak to their parents because they feel uncomfortable about the topic and do not want them to know about their sex life because they feel their parents would try and stop them because they don’t believe it is right for a young girl to be having sex but it is their decision and they have the right to it. If a girl wants access to birth control it is her decision and if she doesn’t want her parents to know it’s a private matter. Teenagers should be allowed to make their own decisions and if they make a mistake, they must learn from