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primetime television. The most vulnerable demographic to this flood of sexuality is the American youth. Growing up in the information age, adolescents have access to content that their parents could never have even dreamed of. Access to pornography is now just as simple as typing four letters into a search engine, and with this ease of access comes access to misleading information and views on sexual health and what is considered normal in sexual relations. Many are at a loss for how to combat…

Despite the contrary belief, pregnancy prevention and the idea that a woman can determine how many children she brings to life has been around for centuries. Birth control also known as contraception is a medication that prevents or lessens the frequency of conception. The earliest documentation on birth control description dates back to the ancient Egyptian era. To block the sperm, Egyptians used honey, acacia leaves and lint. In ancient Greece silphium, a plant was used as a contraceptive. In…

coming up short. Stemming from the early 1900’s, the debate of birth control has been center stage. Is it legal? Should insurance companies cover portions of it for lesser copays? Should government stay out of it? When in the same realm men can receive a prescription such as Viagra without debate or questions from outside parties. The year was 1916 when a young lady by the name of Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic for women (Planned Parenthood). There she would distribute…

An Insight to Margaret Sanger’s Legacy During the early twentieth century, women had no access to contraceptives and they had no power in deciding when they wanted to start a family. In the United States, women were charged with a crime if they educated, distributed, or possessed any form of contraception. This banned was supported by the Comstock Act, which was passed by Congress in 1873, but there were people who did not support it (Comstock Act | United States [1873]). One of the activist…

women between the ages of 15-19. After Birth control was widely made available through health care providers and insurance companies, the rate of teenage pregnancy dropped. Teen pregnancy dropped to 57.4 per 1,000 women which was a striking 51%. The creation of Birth control was a turning point in American history, because it gave women more control, forced society to look at sex differently, and allowed more women to be admitted in college. Birth control has given women more power in their…

This organization is frowned upon by citizens who are pro-life and feel that the government should not be responsible for handing out birth control. This controversy grew when multiple videos of PPFA workers supposedly…

Control over oneself is something that almost everyone strives for. From preteens to the elderly, freedom and autonomy is a basic human desire. This is case for women, in the past and present, which fought and are still fighting for control over their reproductive rights. A woman’s body is her own and women have been fighting for this freedom for hundreds of years. Many women come from different backgrounds and have been through different situations, so to restrict all women from making…

undercover videos revealing top medical officials with the nation’s largest abortion provider discussing the harvesting and sale of aborted babies’ organs bothered her," Senator Elizabeth Warren fired back with “what this is really about is about women’s access to abortion, and even though not one federal dollar goes to pay from abortions through Planned Parenthood, the Republicans want to find one more way to make it harder, to make it impossible, for a woman who is facing one of the most…

Starting my senior year of high school, I noticed that three students in my class are pregnant. How does being pregnant affect them? Teenagers can face multiple challenges during a pregnancy that include health concerns, family problems, judgment from peers and psychological issues. Lately, teen pregnancy is similar to riding a bike, a normal obstacle in life. Becoming pregnant before twenty, is an epidemic that is affecting teens throughout the world. In 2014, a total of 249,078 babies were…

decreased grip strength or range of motion. In a way, they act as an extension of one’s own arm. The purpose of a reacher is to benefit people who have disabilities and increase independence and improve their quality of life. Reachers allow people to access items that are just out of grasp, whether it be above or below. This group of devices has low-tech options that accommodate a simple lack of range of motion such as arthritis and high-tech options that assist those with little to no motion…