Prohibiting Abortion This solution has been introduced and supported by many people. By carrying out this solution, abortion would be banned altogether, making it completely illegal to get an abortion. As was stated earlier, many amendments and initiatives have been introduced in Colorado to ban abortion (Tenser, 2014). There are a few main arguments for banning abortion. These arguments include the idea that abortion is the act of killing a child and that abortions cause psychological damage to the female (Russo, 2014).
Abstinence-Only Sex Education The idea behind this solution is to teach children sex education that places a premium on refraining from having sex until after marriage. Behind this policy is the idea that teaching children …show more content…
In fact, some data shows that abstinence-only sex education may actually contribute to a higher rate of teen pregnancy and teens in states that have more abstinence-only sex education tend to have higher teen pregnancy rates (Stanger-Hall & Hall, 2011). Because abstinence-only sex education tends to promote a lack of knowledge about contraceptive methods, it also promotes many unintended pregnancies, which can be very likely to result in abortions, as can be seen in Figure 4 (Whitaker & Gilliam, …show more content…
The intrauterine device, commonly referred to as an IUD, is one of the most recommended contraceptive methods to prevent abortions because it is long lasting and has a very small rate of failure (Espey & Pasternack, 2014) It also has a few harmful side effects to the woman in which it is implanted (Espey & Pasternack, 2014). The copper IUD can cause pain and bleeding within the woman, though this is seen much more in teens and younger woman than in older adult women (Espey & Pasternack, 2014). With a hormonal IUD a few women complain of increases acne or weight gain as a side effect (Espey & Pasternack, 2014).
Progestin-only contraceptives are another form of contraceptive that women may find suitable to use to prevent pregnancy and abortion. This includes progestin-only pills, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (an injection), and a progesterone-only implant (Barral & Gold, 2014). Side effects of these methods include vaginal bleeding, ovarian cysts, ectopic pregnancy, weight gain, reversible loss of bone marrow density, mood changes, metabolic changes, headaches, and acne (Barral & Gold,
Abstinence-Only Sex Education The idea behind this solution is to teach children sex education that places a premium on refraining from having sex until after marriage. Behind this policy is the idea that teaching children …show more content…
In fact, some data shows that abstinence-only sex education may actually contribute to a higher rate of teen pregnancy and teens in states that have more abstinence-only sex education tend to have higher teen pregnancy rates (Stanger-Hall & Hall, 2011). Because abstinence-only sex education tends to promote a lack of knowledge about contraceptive methods, it also promotes many unintended pregnancies, which can be very likely to result in abortions, as can be seen in Figure 4 (Whitaker & Gilliam, …show more content…
The intrauterine device, commonly referred to as an IUD, is one of the most recommended contraceptive methods to prevent abortions because it is long lasting and has a very small rate of failure (Espey & Pasternack, 2014) It also has a few harmful side effects to the woman in which it is implanted (Espey & Pasternack, 2014). The copper IUD can cause pain and bleeding within the woman, though this is seen much more in teens and younger woman than in older adult women (Espey & Pasternack, 2014). With a hormonal IUD a few women complain of increases acne or weight gain as a side effect (Espey & Pasternack, 2014).
Progestin-only contraceptives are another form of contraceptive that women may find suitable to use to prevent pregnancy and abortion. This includes progestin-only pills, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (an injection), and a progesterone-only implant (Barral & Gold, 2014). Side effects of these methods include vaginal bleeding, ovarian cysts, ectopic pregnancy, weight gain, reversible loss of bone marrow density, mood changes, metabolic changes, headaches, and acne (Barral & Gold,