Pros And Cons Of Plan B

pediatricians substantiate that pregnancy and motherhood for adolescent girls can engender more arduous health problems than obviating conception before it transpires. The consequences, risks, and long-term effects of pregnancy for young girls far outweigh the dangers of utilizing Plan B, not only on their well-being but their future as well. With that said, there is much concern as statistics show more pregnant teens often stop their education and do not get to achieve their aspirations. By twelfth grade, approximately sixty-five percent of teens are sexually active (“A Wake-Up” A.12). The bottom line here is the teen pregnancy rate needs to come down as it has been on the rise in recent years; the Plan B pill is another step taking today’s …show more content…
The issue at hand is still mixed with science, politics, morals, religion, and so on making it a very sensitive issue. There are a few solutions provided to balance the approach from both sides’ concerns. First, would be to not completely ban the emergency contraceptive pill Plan B One-Step but to remove it from being available over the counter without a prescription and making it a requirement for women of all. Allowing the Plan B pill to be available by prescription only would mean a doctor’s visit would be required so that a pregnancy test could be done to ensure the individual is not in fact already pregnant. Moreover, it would allow the doctor to not only educate the individual of the many options of birth control to avoid having to take the Plan B pill in the future. This would possibly encourage women to use and continue use of a regular form of contraception, as well as can educate the patient as to what the pill does exactly including the possible side effects. By introducing this law, it would address the opposition’s concerns of the pill being sold over the counter making it accessible, especially too younger women but would also give satisfaction to the proposing side by continuing the distribution of the emergency contraceptive pill all while ensuring those taking it can take it while being more educated. It is extremely important that due to the lack of evidence and research on Plan B that woman are better educated as to what exactly pill will do to the body, how it works, and so on. This may very well convince some to use a regular method of birth control instead of relying on repeated use of the Plan B pill which is not what it is intended for. Another possible solution to the issue at hand would be to implement sex education as a mandatory course in school. Sex education should be required in all adolescent aged schools across the Unites States. Sex