Of the many controversies that have affected the United States in the past 100 years, birth control devices have been one of the more significant. Some common birth control devices are male and female condoms and the birth control pill. Both of these devices protect against pregnancy and the male and female condoms protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and HIV. This arouses the question should teenagers be allowed to obtain these devices without parental consent. The answer is yes. Teenagers should be able to obtain birth control devices without their parents’ permission. There are countless reasons why birth control devices should be available to everyone. Among these reasons are the number and effects of teenage pregnancy, the
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For example they tried IUDs, injections, contraceptive ring, birth control pills, and transdermal patch, although, the effective choices turned out to be the hormone implant and the copper IUD, both of which had perfect records over a combined 690.6 teen-years of use The author explains that Nearly all of the St. Louis-area teens who took part in CHOICE were sexually active (97% of them had already lost their virginity when they enrolled in the program, and 99% had done so by the end of their first year in the program). When compared only with American teens who were sexually experienced, the young women in the program looked even better their pregnancy rate was 79% lower than that of their counterparts, who had 158.5 pregnancies per 1,000 teens. Kaplan’s point of view is clear from the beginning. She clearly believes that young teenagers should be available to the use of contraceptive because it will prevent them from unplanned pregnancy which can end up leading to …show more content…
This article shows the debate between the 21 states where minors are allowed to have IUDs implanted without parental consent. Most of those states do not distinguish by age in guaranteeing youth autonomous birth control rights, which means kids as young as 11 could be given access. Some students are also able to seek birth control off campus but most students are that “ SBHCs which is the school clinic, makes it easier to get contraception and, therefore, engage in sexual activity because the services are so accessible, particularly for younger girls who are less capable of traveling to get their birth control on their own. Although, Urist show’s all the consequences and all the debates the school can be faced with parents she still shows her point of view from the beginning. Urist believes that there is a time where parents cannot control their children's. She also believes that the reluctance to seek birth control on their own has to do with parental fear. Urist, explains that sometimes parents don't have the trust they need to have with their children and they avoid the “sex talk” with them, which ends up leading children to hide the fact that they’re sexually active and are taking birth control from their parents. Parents believe that by putting their kids
For example they tried IUDs, injections, contraceptive ring, birth control pills, and transdermal patch, although, the effective choices turned out to be the hormone implant and the copper IUD, both of which had perfect records over a combined 690.6 teen-years of use The author explains that Nearly all of the St. Louis-area teens who took part in CHOICE were sexually active (97% of them had already lost their virginity when they enrolled in the program, and 99% had done so by the end of their first year in the program). When compared only with American teens who were sexually experienced, the young women in the program looked even better their pregnancy rate was 79% lower than that of their counterparts, who had 158.5 pregnancies per 1,000 teens. Kaplan’s point of view is clear from the beginning. She clearly believes that young teenagers should be available to the use of contraceptive because it will prevent them from unplanned pregnancy which can end up leading to …show more content…
This article shows the debate between the 21 states where minors are allowed to have IUDs implanted without parental consent. Most of those states do not distinguish by age in guaranteeing youth autonomous birth control rights, which means kids as young as 11 could be given access. Some students are also able to seek birth control off campus but most students are that “ SBHCs which is the school clinic, makes it easier to get contraception and, therefore, engage in sexual activity because the services are so accessible, particularly for younger girls who are less capable of traveling to get their birth control on their own. Although, Urist show’s all the consequences and all the debates the school can be faced with parents she still shows her point of view from the beginning. Urist believes that there is a time where parents cannot control their children's. She also believes that the reluctance to seek birth control on their own has to do with parental fear. Urist, explains that sometimes parents don't have the trust they need to have with their children and they avoid the “sex talk” with them, which ends up leading children to hide the fact that they’re sexually active and are taking birth control from their parents. Parents believe that by putting their kids