Women's Rights Persuasive Speech
To be able to control one’s own life, body, and sexuality is essential for women’s freedom and equality between the sexes
Maria has just turned fifteen years old when she was raped on a late April evening. A few weeks later, her period was late. She finally gathered the courage and told her parents of the terrible thing that had happened to her. Her mother took her to nearesr health center, which was a four hour bus ride away, and when the nurse informed Maria that she was pregant, Maria felt a perspiring wave of panic. All she wanted was to stay in school and be with her friends, like before. The though of giving birth to her rapist’s child made her nauseous and reminded her of that horrifying April evening. How was she supposed to take care of a baby, when she, herself was a child?
Maria, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Globally, 222 million girls and women lack access to modern and effective contraceptives. This results in 54 million unwanted pregnancies, 21 million unplanned births, and 16 million unsafe abortions annually. A large proportion of the unwanted pregnancies are direct results of rape. The younger a girl becomes pregnancy, the greater the likelihood of life-threating complications. In many cases, the girls also misses out on basic education and job …show more content…
When youth know their sexuality, they know how to protect themselves and seek access to contraceptives, and inctease control over their own bodies. Meanwhile, we are aware that the rate of abortions and the women who die due to dangerous abortions are declining in countries where abortion has been decriminalized and woman are allowed to terminate unwanted pregnancies. Furthermore, to put significant legislative changes in places, we will be establishing a very close dialogue with local politicians, health professionals, and other decision
Maria has just turned fifteen years old when she was raped on a late April evening. A few weeks later, her period was late. She finally gathered the courage and told her parents of the terrible thing that had happened to her. Her mother took her to nearesr health center, which was a four hour bus ride away, and when the nurse informed Maria that she was pregant, Maria felt a perspiring wave of panic. All she wanted was to stay in school and be with her friends, like before. The though of giving birth to her rapist’s child made her nauseous and reminded her of that horrifying April evening. How was she supposed to take care of a baby, when she, herself was a child?
Maria, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Globally, 222 million girls and women lack access to modern and effective contraceptives. This results in 54 million unwanted pregnancies, 21 million unplanned births, and 16 million unsafe abortions annually. A large proportion of the unwanted pregnancies are direct results of rape. The younger a girl becomes pregnancy, the greater the likelihood of life-threating complications. In many cases, the girls also misses out on basic education and job …show more content…
When youth know their sexuality, they know how to protect themselves and seek access to contraceptives, and inctease control over their own bodies. Meanwhile, we are aware that the rate of abortions and the women who die due to dangerous abortions are declining in countries where abortion has been decriminalized and woman are allowed to terminate unwanted pregnancies. Furthermore, to put significant legislative changes in places, we will be establishing a very close dialogue with local politicians, health professionals, and other decision