Should Birth Control Be Allowed Over The Counter

Teen Pregnancy is all around the world and us. A lot of teenagers are having babies and they are still babies themselves. They cannot financially take care of kids because they do not have any money, and also they are being taking care of by their parents. The result for this not happening most teens should be on birth control. Some teens don’t want their parents knowing that they are having sexual intercourse, they should get birth control over the counter. Although birth control isn’t allowed over the counter for teens they should be available to minors who want it over the counter. The reason for that is to help prevent many pregnancies that are happening all over the United States. Therefore, birth control should be available to minors. …show more content…
That might be right but minors don’t need to get birth control because they should not be sexually active. But then again we are trying to see the percentage on how birth rates drop because of them taking birth control. If they were more focused on their books and not having sex they could keep the rates down forever nobody would to worry about birth control at all. Also according to Birth Control Pros and Cons of Hormonal Methods birth control does not not protect against sexually transmitted infections or HIV. It does reduce bleeding and cramping with periods, which lowers the risk of anemia. It can reduce those symptoms but it can also make you gain weight and bloat and most people don’t want that to happen to them. People don’t know that none of birth controls protect you from viruses. And you need to still use a condom even if you are on birth control, even though it does not protect you from different things there are some good outcomes for taking the pill or having the