The article “Women Need Dignity More Than Sex Without Consequence”, Aug. 22, by Grace-Marie Turner states that women do not have to be responsible for their actions and that the government will pay for them to have sex without worrying about pregnancy. She also argues that when government funding is involved ethics and religious liberty must be upheld. Government-funded contraceptives are not an issue about morality or possible sexual consequences – it is about providing women with options. Government-funded contraceptives should be available to women because it is a simple product and tool that allows women to take responsibility for themselves, and gives low-income women access to the option of using contraceptives.
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Employment prospects are a key issue for everyone in today’s economy, but that does not subtract from the advantages that can be gained from government-funded contraceptives. One of the advantages of available contraceptives is that women can choose when to have a child. If a woman would rather wait to have a child until after college graduation she has the choice to take contraceptives to help with that plan. In following that plan, it is widely believed that a college graduate will have better employment than those with less …show more content…
The availability of contraceptives provides woman with the option of using them, not a mandate. This gives a woman a greater control over her actions and help her make key decisions that can decide her future, like whether to have a child now or later. Government-funded contraceptives do not take away a woman’s responsibility for herself, but rather give her a means to do so.
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Ms. Liberty Works Cited
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Turner, Grace-Marie. "Women Need Dignity More Than Sex Without Consequence." The New York Times. N.p., 22 Aug. 2016. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.
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