Birth control

popular debate of whether or not birth-control pills should be available to teenage girls without a prescription. Many take the side that it should not be sold without a prescription due to potential risks that would be unknown to patients without an examination from a doctor. However, when compared to other medications that are available to teenagers without a prescription, -such as acetaminophen which can cause a deadly overdose- non-prescription birth-control pills would be safer to use and…

and guidance from experienced people like their parents themselves. The issue is that not enough parents are endorsing birth control and safe sex. Parents would often just make irrational presumptions as to why their children may want to consider it. An article published by Wallace claims that, “In a recent survey, 68% of teens said..the primary reason they don’t use birth control or protection is because they’re afraid their parents will find out” (Wallace). Parents need to be more open minded…

Less than sixty years ago, women would not have had this privilege, but instead would heavily rely on men to provide some sort of birth control method. However, thanks to Margaret Sanger, women have the right to choose their form of birth control. Sanger’s legacy consists of many, even now, controversial movements, including the legalization of women’s birth control, the creation of Planned Parenthood clinics and the start of a revolution in sex education for women. She is also seen by many as a…

Unaffordable Birth Control Is Costing Women The Trump Administration has dismantled the protocol under the Affordable Care Act set up by President Obama, that requires insurance companies to provide free birth control. Employers are now able to deny insurance coverage for many forms of birth control due to religious or moral reasons (“The Trump Administration Is Rolling Back the Mandate that Employers Provide Free Birth Control”). However, birth control pills are not just used for sexually…

Sanger “The Morality of Birth Control” took place in New York 1921. It was the last meeting in a three day conference discussing the necessity of birth control use. She brought out the question of morality addressing to this topic backing up her point of view with a number of logos and ethos, as well as using some pathos. At the beginning of her speech Margaret announced that there was a survey conducted around the world that included questions related to morality of birth control. Survey…

the past 100 years, birth control devices have been one of the more significant. Some common birth control devices are male and female condoms and the birth control pill. Both of these devices protect against pregnancy and the male and female condoms protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and HIV. This arouses the question should teenagers be allowed to obtain these devices without parental consent. The answer is yes. Teenagers should be able to obtain birth control devices without…

in 1914 an activist named Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the United States. A year later she was arrested in Brooklyn and sentenced to 30 days in jail for maintaining a public nuisance. She was arrested multiple times after re opening her clinic and finally during her case in 1938, a judge lifted the federal ban on birth control. In the 1950’s Margaret finds Gregory Pincus and they began to work on a birth control pill together. Margaret raised one hundred and fifty…

Margaret Sanger, a sex educator, nurse, and American birth control activist, whom acknowledged the need to inform women on the self-control of childbirth gave a speech in 1921, “A Moral Necessity for Birth Control.” Sanger disputes that the understanding of “contraceptive techniques” would not only benefit families as a whole, but would also give women the right to control her body (Sanger). Meanwhile conveying this speech, Margaret controls the way the rhetorical devices influence…

doctors believe that Birth Control should be sold over the counter without prescription because it would help reduce the number of unexpected pregnancies. Birth Control should be sold over the counter because it’s an alternative way to stay protected during sex. A vast amount of women and teenage girls have been having unprotected sex because many of their insurance policies don’t cover all types of birth control. In the article “Is It Time for Off - the- Shelf Birth- Control Pills?”, by…

be on birth control. Some teens don’t want their parents knowing that they are having sexual intercourse, they should get birth control over the counter. Although birth control isn’t allowed over the counter for teens they should be available to minors who want it over the counter. The reason for that is to help prevent many pregnancies that are happening all over the United States. Therefore, birth control should be available to minors.…