Over the years the question has arised‚ should birth control be available to teenage girls without a prescription? Some parents and minors around the world think it should be. Their reasoning being is that it would prevent unwanted teenage pregnancies which in turn could prevent some major health issues. Although many people would like to believe this is the best way to go about the issue‚ the unpopular truth is that over-the-counter birth control is not a safe and should not be available to teenage
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avoid providing coverage for a medication that they consider to be an abortifacient. I do believe that respecting one’s religious beliefs is important. However‚ in many other examples‚ providing coverage for birth control should be apart of the care plan of any company. Birth control can be given to women for other reasons such as‚ to provide relief from heavy menstrual periods‚ to calm severe cases of acne‚ endometriosis and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. 5. Valerie Gatto attributes her
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The Catholic Church and Birth Control RE307 DL “You must strive to multiply bread so that it suffices for the tables of mankind‚ and not rather favor an artificial control of birth‚ which would be irrational‚ in order to diminish the number of guests at the banquet of life.” This is a quote from a speech given by Pope Paul VI back in 1965‚ just five years after the FDA approves “the pill” as a form of birth control. In this paper I am going to explore why the Catholic Church so deeply
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are unintended. Births resulting from unplanned pregnancies can have significant‚ negative consequences for women‚ their families‚ and society as a whole. Effective birth control methods are expensive‚ thus‚ a significant number of women in low-income households do not use them. A variety of birth control methods should be free for females above the age defined by each state as the legal age of consent‚ because it improves the lives of women‚ kids‚ and society. Free birth control would enhance
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regarding their personal health options. Margaret Sanger‚ an American nurse‚ was among the first to fight for the rights of obtaining birth control. In 1916‚ she broke the status quo and opened the first conception clinic. As a result she was sent to jail‚ but that did not stop her efforts. Upon being released‚ she continued to fight for the legalization of birth control. Finally‚ by 1960‚ “The first oral contraceptive‚ Enovid‚ was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a contraceptive
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Effects of Using Birth Control Pills From time to time‚ women face the difficult choice of either using birth control pills or resorting to other contraceptives. The choice and preference on the desired method varies among people depending on one’s health and advice from medical experts. While Planned Parenthood explains that the use of birth control pills has no negative influence on a woman’s health‚ certain sections of the society still hold the opinion of zero-tolerance to birth pills because of
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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
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Giving Birth Control to Teens Birth control for teens has always been a very controversial subject for parents‚ teachers and teens. Some believe that the government should mandate birth control for teens. There are some that are concerned with the government overstepping the lines of freedom. Due to the rise of teenage pregnancy and the heavy costs that is incurred‚ legislature should enact a law making it mandatory that teens receive birth control. Early teenage pregnancy risks the teens
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parents permission to obtain birth control information and contraceptives? Teen should be able to get the information and the contraceptives because they should be able to make their own decisions. It is important for the young teen to have access to information on contraceptives‚ have privacy to get these on his or her own‚ the prevent pregnancies and lesson the number of abortions. Right to Privacy Teens should have the right to privacy of getting their own birth control from the doctor. Amy (2002)
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they ask their parents for any protection like birth control pills? A lot of them do not. Teenagers are exploring their bodies and becoming curious about sexual activities. The majority are not well informed about the using of protection. Parents do not agree on their teenage daughters having sexual relationships at a young age. Therefore‚ most of them do not ask for permission to use any protection. Teenage girls should be allowed to take birth control pills without a parents’ permission because it
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