it is not just about abortion. Also, it is the reason Planned Parenthood has turned into a talisman to one side, an image of what they fear most ladies controlling their own, particular regenerative predetermination. 66% of the 1 million premature births in this nation are undertaken by private professionals other than Planned Parenthood, yet there are no mass dissents and…
unconstitutional. In looking at the long term effects of family planning on the general public, several studies were conducted, starting in 1977 and repeated in 1981, 1990, and 1996 (Frost et. all, 2008) to determine how many women utilized family panning and birth control clinics across the United States, and analyze the effects these services have had on population control, the abortion rate, and pregnancy related costs. The results…
Abortion and teen pregnancy rates go hand in hand. This is a topic that many try to avoid discussing, due to the broad range of strong opinions that many people have on taking away an unborn life. This being said, if you unexpectedly got pregnant, would or could you ever think of abortion as being a solution? The United States Supreme Court's decision on making abortion a constitutional right has made an enormous impact on these rates. Teen pregnancy has been a controversial topic for…
The Right to Birth Control To give birth whenever you choose to or to let motherhood come naturally? This question has been a sensitive topic since the introduction of birth control to women. Birth control has been around for many years, constantly changing and improving. Everyone has a different opinion on it and its use. Many believe that birth control does more harm than it does good. Though many do not agree, the access to birth control is highly important. We will see this through the…
1922). Sex education adapted to fulfill the needs of military men on the front lines. The 1930s and 1940s were fairly calm in terms of the progression of sex education. In 1942, the “Birth Control Federation of America” became Planned Parenthood”, which is still around today (Advocates for Youth, n.d.). The 1960s and 1970s saw a lot more in terms of “progress” made. After the FDA “approved the sale of oral contraceptives” in 1960, several social organizations began to argue against sex education…
POLICIES OF OTHER COUNTRIES : The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong was an organisation which brought forth sex education, family planning advice and birth control services to the citizens of Hong Kong. When the population started to increase, it launched a campaign. This campaign was called the “Two is Enough” campaign through which the birth rate was decreased with the help of educational ways.The total fertility rate too, is low.The authorities in Iran as well encourage families not…
has continued to vote against the proposal (J. Douglas, personal communication, October 28, 2016). Slight progress has been made, as the SBHC was recently able to get approval for a new poster campaign informing students of the availability of free birth control at THC’s main site, made possible through grant money from the federal Title X Family Planning program. Unfortunately, this still leaves a large barrier in contraceptive access, teen pregnancy prevention, and the prevention of STDs in…
the National Organization for Women headed by Betty Friedan (4, NOW, “Statement of Purpose”). The NOW accrued over five thousand members by 1973. These members worked closely on court cases, advocating for pro-equality laws including abortion, and birth control rights. Because the Women’s Movement was so powerful, by the mid-1960’s, two-thirds of jobs were going to women (5, Tavaana, “Breaking Down Barriers of Women”). This meant women were…
statistics prove that children in state care systems skip class or drop out of school, leading them to end up in prison. Berk and Meyer state, “Because about one-fourth of U.S. adolescent pregnancies end in abortion, the number of American teenage births is considerably lower than it was 50 years ago.” (Berk and Meyers) The number of teenage pregnancies is still high till this day. It is important for ministers and social workers to find strategies to increase adoption and find those children a…
In addition, not only were women based upon the way they looked but women did not have the full rights to Reproductive Rights. Women felt the need to have birth controls, sex education, abortions, and contraceptives so they wouldn 't have fear to be pregnant but having security. There were women who felt the need to have reproductive rights not only to prevent an unwanted pregnancy but as well to avoid over population. According to Our Bodies, Ourselves it states, “ The dangers of overpopulation…