In class we discussed the pink pill. I was not even aware that this type of pill existed. I was also surprised to learn that this pill is not like Viagra. Viagra is a pill used by men that has to do with the physical body whereas the pink pill affects a woman’s sex drive, which is a cognitive issue. I continued my research of the pink pill and found that the FDA put a number of restrictions on the usage of this pill.…
The contraceptive Plan B pill has been the main source of controversy since the approval of the FDA decision to make it available over the counter with no age restrictions back in 2013. Many women across the United States have to deal with unplanned pregnancies each year, and most deciding whether or not they should continue with the pregnancy or end it. The Food & Drug Administration along with the United States Department of Health authorized a highly ‘morning-after pill or more known to as Plan B. Plan B is available upon without a doctor 's prescription to girls over the age of fifteen. The process of the pill was never easy nor smooth as the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) spent long dreadful years wrangling before upon approval of the pill. It also needed an additional three years to allow Congress to enact the legislative measure to ensure the medication is legit.…
Prescription should be needed when buying the morning after pill. Girls these days have unprotected sex without knowing the risk, or are peer pressured into it. Often they think it's easy to go to the pharmacy and get the morning after pill.…
1. In the documentary movie “The Pill” the speaker spoke about Comstock Act or “Chastity” Laws. Andrew Comstock did not like the idea of women taking contraceptives because it promoted the idea of people having sex before marriage. Comstock worked for to pass the bill to make it illegal to receive contraceptives or to have abortions.…
Planned Parenthood–an organization that supplies women, men, and teens high-quality, affordable healthcare. Many people just associate Planned Parenthood with abortions, but the majority of the healthcare that is provided at the centers is preventative, primary care that, “helps prevent unintended pregnancies through contraception, reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections through testing and treatment, and screen for cervical and other cancers” ("Who We Are."). The organization also offers reproduction and sexual health education, and works with local organizations in Africa and Latin America to overcome the barriers of poverty and political or governmental issues that limit access to critical reproductive and sexual healthcare…
The first hormonal birth control pill, Enovid, was approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 1690. Hormonal contraceptives work by combining estrogen, the female sexual hormone, and progestin, a derivative of progesterone that prevents ovulation, together to inhibit ovulation and create an inhabitable cervical environment for both sperm and embryos. Therefore, oral contraceptives effectively block the fertility cycle by not allowing sperm to meet an egg or implantation of a fertilized fetus. When a woman takes birth control, she effectively can prevent pregnancy until she feels ready physically, mentally, and financially to support a child. This reproductive control directly impacts the social institutions of education, economics, and…
The middle class back in the 1960s was not opposed to the ideal fact of poor black women substancing a birth control pill to stop them from having children. The argument for this time was the middle class wanted them not to take the pill, The counter argument that African American women at the time questioned by the authorities were that they were afraid if the whites made them take birth control pills than they control how many kids they are having. One article reads “ Under slavery, African American women were encouraged to have children to increase a plantations owner’s wealth. After the Civil War, when African Americans were no longer valuable property, the view among white supremacists abruptly shifted. It became desirable to decrease…
In 1873 the U.S. congress passed the comstock law which made all forms of contraceptives illegal. This led to products like Lysol disinfectant being marketed as feminine hygiene products which was not illegal but killed some and severely burned many, but with these products the contraceptive market was still open. Finally, in 1914 an activist named Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the United States. A year later she was arrested in Brooklyn and sentenced to 30 days in jail for maintaining a public nuisance. She was arrested multiple times after re opening her clinic and finally during her case in 1938, a judge lifted the federal ban on birth control.…
In the article called “States Starts to Let Pharmacists Prescribe Birth Control Pills”, published on February 18, 2016, Sarah Breitenbach talks about why and how states are allowing the pharmacists to prescribe birth control to patients without seeing a doctor. In addition to the positive side of this, she also talks about how it can be risky for certain people. Another point she brings up is about not having barriers on birth controls. In Oregon and California, they recently passed a law that allowed pharmacists to prescribe different types of birth controls for women without seeing a doctor.…
The first idea that I propose to hopefully resolve the identified problem is the implementation of legal pill testing on Australian music festival grounds. The solution is currently in practice at European festivals. However, when talking about Australian festivals, the thought of pill testing has not yet surfaced. To define it, pill testing allows an individual to gain information on illegal drugs to determine if it is safe to consume (NDARC. 2010). Pill testing can be implemented by setting up tents on festival grounds which provide numerous pill testing machines inside.…
The process of the research paper that was most challenging was organizing the paper. The reason organizing the paper was hard because I had to decide what was important information and how much of the information should I explain in depth. For example, my paper is about the history and benefits of Planned Parenthood, I had to go through and make sure I add extra information on events that led to the building of the first Planned Parenthood and recent history that was important to add. The process of the research paper that was most challenging was basically figuring out the flow my paper should be in for the reader to understand.…
The Progressive Era was a time full of social and political reform in the United States. When one thinks of the Progressive Era, men such as Upton Sinclair or W.E.B De Bois may cross their minds. However, many women in this era spearheaded very impactful events such as Florence Kelly with her work against child labor, and Jane Addams with her assistance to the poor. In addition to those, one very controversial movement lead by a woman found its bearings in this era. Originating around 1912, the birth control movement was led by a nurse named Margaret Sanger who fought for reproductive rights for women (Chesler).…
Birth Control Access: Making America a Better Place What does the average person think of when they hear “birth control accessibility”? The right to contraceptive medication does not include the legal right to abortions, in fact, it actually decreases the need for them. It is an important part of women’s right and conclusively, everyone’s rights. That’s what anyone should think when they hear those three words. Birth control should be accessible to women nationally because it slows abortion rate, it is virtually a legal right, and is fundamental to women 's equality.…
“Planned Parenthood”. Today, the organization’s name can be heard by many Americans on television, newspapers, and magazines. Many do not know that this organization started as American Birth Control League in 1921 by Margaret Sanger. According to Rachel Galvin, the author of the article named “Margaret Sanger’s Deeds of Terrible Virtue”, “Sanger opened the first American birth control clinic in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on October 16, 1916... The clinic was in direct violation of laws prohibiting the distribution of contraception by anyone outside the medical profession and for any purpose other than disease prevention” (2).…
One day Socrates went to the park to run as training for the 5k run he signed up to do. After running two miles, he decided to stop for a short break. As he was sitting in a bench at the park, a young women sat angrily down next to him to receive a phone. Janice: Claire, listen to me you cannot follow through with it. It is precious life inside of you.…