English I Honors 16 April 2013 Birth Control to Teens Teens should have availability to birth control because it could lower teen pregnancy rates‚ therefore the United States should allow birth control availability to teens. Times have changed and new technology is available and that has led to new medicine such as birth control. Birth control is legal but teens have restricted access. The United Stated should change that because it could have a great affect on teen abortions and unexpected pregnancies
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Birth control‚ also known as contraception‚ is intended to prevent pregnancy. It has been around for thousands of years now‚ but safe and more effective methods were developed in the 20th century. There are 61 million women in the United States that use contraception during the childbearing years (15-44). [1] Therefore‚ there are many different methods to fit the needs of the many different types of women in the world. The choice of birth control that a woman chooses depends on several different
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parent of a teenage girl could hear is “I’m pregnant.” Birth control is one of the best things that is made. Giving access to birth control for teenage girls without parental permission will lower teen pregnancy rates‚ allow young girls have a great future‚ and can also have decreased stress levels. For a long period of time‚ women and men tried many methods to prevent pregnancy.¨ In 1916‚ Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the United States.¨ ¨In 1938‚ a case involving
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Formal Outline Topic: Birth control access to teenage girls Thesis statement: Although teenage girls are prohibited from purchasing birth control‚ laws should be implemented to allow access to birth control as a means of managing safer sex‚ preventing the health risks and guarding them from the cycle of poverty. 1. Reasons for not allowing birth control to be given to teenagers A. It encourages sexual activity (Sex with many partners -promiscuity) B. Abstinence should be promoted
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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
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3rd hour Debate Arguments Against Gun Control: 3rd Argument It is quite clear that by looking at criminals intentions and the overall protection of our country’s people gun control should not be administered. Since the establishment of our great nation guns have played a central role and have been of great importance. Though some may think that guns are weapons of war‚ crime‚ and violence our Founding Fathers realized they were an essential right that needed to be preserved for the citizens
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Although many people feel that parental consent is necessary for using birth control in teenager‚ there are three reasons why it is better if teenagers can use birth control without parental permission. II. Body A. Opposing argument 1 Parent involvement reduces number of abortions Rebuttal to argument 1 The result of parent involvement in birth control might be different a. Health risk of abortion VS birth control b. Degree of responsibility B. Opposing argument 2 Don’t
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Additionally‚ birth control is safer than other prescription drugs and should be sold over the counter because for one‚ it is not addictive. Buyers can not get hooked on taking oral contraceptives and the misuse of oral contraceptives will not result in overdose. Birth control does more than prevent
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Does giving birth control to minors result in sexual intercourse‚ of course not! Birth control is the number one factor in society today that needs to be encouraged to all teens. Birth control is not just about sex. It’s about protecting young females from pregnancy‚ protecting her health and body and also used as a factor to help maintain and balance female’s menstrual cycles due to heavy or abnormal bleeding. Most parents fear the thought of teaching their kids about birth control‚ is teaching
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menstruation. The drawbacks of the pill are that they must be taken at the same time every day otherwise the effectiveness will decrease. The advantages of this method would be its ease of accessibility. The pill aside‚ there are also many hormonal birth control alternatives. These include the ring‚ shot‚ patch etc. These methods work in a very similar fashion by releasing either estrogen or progestin into the bloodstream. These alternatives are sometimes preferred as they need not to be taken daily. Contraceptive
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