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and that teen wakes up, forced to face the responsibilities of an adult due to a mistake they wish they had not made. Contraception is the deliberate use of techniques to avoid pregnancy and ultimately prevent mistakes that are often made. Condoms, birth control, and other methods of contraception determine the fate of many, yet is hard to obtain. Prescriptions, embarrassment, and affordability of contraceptives are what cause its supply to be so rarely used. The opportunities…

In elementary school, I struggled learning to read. I had no motivation or desire to learn to read. I did not like reading and reading did not like me. Every day I would beg to get out of practicing and would shed a river of tears from my small eyes. I would not read and no one could make me. My brain could not and would not focus on the lessons being taught. I hated everything about reading and writing. I did not understand the purpose of reading when I could just watch a movie and it did not…

Relationships are complicated. The film “Her”, directed by Spike Jonze, is a clear example of this. Throughout the film, Theodore Twombly is challenged by the decision of having a relationship with a digital lifeform. He struggles with his artificial companion, Samantha, wishing that she were real. Samantha faces many of her own challenges as well, one of them being that she is unable to have human interaction with Theodore. Although, technology helps Theodore to break out of his comfort zone,…

The feeling of being protected or safe is one of the many needs of a human. According to dictionary.com protection is defined as “the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.” But protection comes in many forms. This ad for Condom Shop is all about being properly protected and is advertising condoms and safe sex. In the ad you can clearly see that the man is in some sort of battle or situation and he is not properly covered or protected like the other…

Laws regarding abortion and history. Until 1973, the Roe verse Wade case, it was illegal to have an abortion. The Supreme Court ruled that in the First Trimester, pregnant women have a constitutional right to abortions, and the state as no personal stake in regulating them at that time. In the Second Trimester, the state may regulate abortion and insist on reasonable standards of medical practice if an abortion is to be performed. In the Third Trimester, the interests of the state overrides the…

Abortion is an operation women put themselves through to end pregnancy, so the child may not be born. The way tho operation can be done is the fetus is removed from the womb through pills or surgery. The pills are also know as the abortion pills and surgical abortion can be used up to 24 weeks, as long as two doctors agree under the 1967 Abortion Act. Abortion is a controversial social issue that is centered around society and social justice. Ones who are against it feel as if it is a sin and a…

Preventing unwanted pregnancy is the first step of preventing abortions from taking place. 85% of women who are involved in sexual relations and don’t use contraceptives become pregnant (Women on Web). The woman is not the only person liable for becoming pregnant, but the male involved should take some initiative to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. Abstaining from pregnancy is the only 100% preventative for an unwanted pregnancy. For both men and women, there are numerous contraceptives to prevent…

something so minuscule can grow into something so beautiful as well as knowing that as a midwife I have played a part to bring that most beautiful thing into the world excites me. Having the chance to provide that support through pregnancy, to the birth and then postnatal stages of a special time in a person 's life and guiding them through it is what draws me to become a midwife. In my spare time I have researched midwifery and arranged a placement for two days in a maternity unit at my…

I 've always considered sex to be a rather "Touchy" subject and asking questions about said subject can be quite embarrassing. Some may find themselves unaware of certain aspects of sexual education, but are afraid to ask for information. Perhaps, this is due to the fear of people laughing at them or stating "Everyone knows that". Inevitably so, feeling like an outcast due to your lack of information can be hard, I would know. I was what you may call a "Late Bloomer" as it relates to knowing…

Ahmed’s (2008) study best supports nursing interventions because the study implemented an educational program to increase breastfeeding knowledge and skills and the researcher followed up with the participants for three months post discharge. The pre-training phase of the program, which was designed to provide emotional support for the mothers, included answering questions about the preterm infant and discussing the benefits of breast milk and breastfeeding (Ahmed, 2008). The training phase of…