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Philadelphia region. The centers were made because of the lack of means young girls and women do not have now. They were built with the latest technology and provide excellent resources, such as HIV testing, health screenings, pregnancy tests, and birth control. The centers will also provide mental health resources as well, including mentorship programs, educational classes and a 24/7…

The good news is that more teens are waiting to have sex, and for sexually active teens, nearly 90% used birth control the last time they had sex. However, teens most often use condoms and birth control pills, which are less effective at preventing pregnancy when not used consistently and correctly. Intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants, are the most effective types of birth control for teens. Iud’s are safe to use, does not require taking a pill each day or doing something each time before…

Planned Parenthood helps a lot of people avoid unintended pregnancies every year with the contraceptives they offer. If there is an unintended pregnancy, Planned Parenthood also offers the option of an abortion. It is the abortion part of Planned Parenthood that brings the negativity towards it. What a lot of people don’t realize is that they also offer other services to the people that come to them, like the contraceptives. When it comes to contraceptives, Planned Parenthood offers a lot…

Although access to abortion in the United States was easy in the country's early history, the professionalization of medical doctors and American cultural ambiguity about female sexuality led to severe restrictions on access to abortion in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. But even during this restrictive period, many upper- and middle-class women could still…

birth control Teenage pregnancies are getting higher and higher amongst thirteen to nineteen-year old’s. What can be done in order to lower teenage pregnancy rates? Teenagers are taking part in unprotected sexual activities and they are ending up pregnant at a very early age. Many teens are not ready for the type of commitment that raising a child would takes. These teens are certainly not ready to be raising children. Should teenagers be able to decide when they choose to go on birth control…

The birth control pill, or “the pill”, is an oral contraceptive prescribed as medication and taken once every day. The birth control pill was made legal in the 1970s and also made available to teenage girls. It was and still is used by numerous amounts of women starting at as early as age 15. This was the holy grail of…

communities and serve low-income population who will not receive the care otherwise. PPFA takes care of millions of patients annually across the U. S., and has become an integrate part of the nation’s health care system. The health centers provide birth control, legal abortion and basic sexually transmitted infections preventive care and treatment. Therefore, defund of PPFA is not efficient nor equitable in saving the federal spending and diverting the services to other health…

Anonymity as a Necessary Evil The Internet is filled with people that cannot be normally identified. They are essentially disembodied voices that speak when not spoken to and provide opinion even when they do not have a valid one to present, Anonymity is a necessary evil as it allows people to freely express opinion without retaliation, allows people to share information, and for the preservation of personal freedom. The United States guarantees a right to the freedom of speech. This means…

one cause of first trimester death. (Health Care Refusals Harm Patients) Finally, the last way that religious based hospitals influence the health care system negatively is that they can refuse to counsel sexually active patients to get on birth control or to recommend the usage of a condom to reduce the spread of HIV and other STIs, which will contribute to a higher percent of people contracting these…

been with so many men but scientifically and medically speaking, that doesn’t even make sense. If everyone were taught correct, extensive sexual education, the knowledge gained would be the anatomy of genders, the knowledge of all forms of birth control and how to use them effectively, as well as that the right to say ‘no’ is always an option, that sex is natural and happens all the time, and…