Birth rate

2016 Birth Control: Should it be Sold Over the Counter? Birth Control and whether or not it should be sold over the counter is a very debatable issue. This issue involves teens, parents, teachers, young adults, and congress people. This topic is so controversial because certain groups of people believe oral contraceptives should be sold over the counter and the opposing group believes that oral contraceptives should not be sold over the counter. The supporting group believes that making birth…

Birth Control Access: Making America a Better Place What does the average person think of when they hear “birth control accessibility”? The right to contraceptive medication does not include the legal right to abortions, in fact, it actually decreases the need for them. It is an important part of women’s right and conclusively, everyone’s rights. That’s what anyone should think when they hear those three words. Birth control should be accessible to women nationally because it slows abortion…

the 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…

An extra seven pounds can keep you from accomplishing a lot of things at an early age in life. At an early age, teenagers are mostly thinking about graduating high school or what colleges are out there for their future. While carrying extra pounds, teenage mothers can not accomplish graduating on time and have to think about their kid’s future instead. Teenage pregnancy is a serious problem because there should be ways to prevent teen pregnancy, teenage pregnancy programs should be taught to…

be abortion. By offering free birth control and better educate not just women, but men on sex then we can decrease the amount of unintended pregnancies which could cause the abortion rate to lower. A nationwide program that educates young people of all races and sexualities how to practice safe sex is a better solution than a health class that has a curriculum that varies state to state and only teaches abstinence rather than practicing safe sex or simply offering birth control. Education in…

In the United States during 1990 the rate of teenage pregnancy was at an astonishing 116.9 pregnancies per 1,000 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…

In 1991, the adolescent birth rate hit an all time high with a ratio 61.8:1000 females aging from 15-19, with non-white teens bringing in the high numbers.( Martin, 2015) With the birth rate skyrocketing this also leads to more issues like overpopulating, STD rates, more neglect cases, ect. Why is teen pregnancy more common now than ever before, is it just a “popular” thing to be 16 and pregnant? Texas a place that houses 27.86 million people, also houses one of the highest teen pregnancy…

Some of the criticisms stem from religious, personal, emotional, and factual viewpoints. These include arguments for and against including LGBT sex education into the curriculum, debating whether sex education should focus on promoting abstinence or birth control as the main form of contraception, and the morality surrounding the controversial issue. One of the first instances of sexual education becoming a public issue was in the 1980’s, due…

The road to the legalization of birth control was not easy. Activists such as Margaret Sanger devoted their entire lives to the legalization and implementation of birth control. While the FDA made various forms of birth control accessible throughout the twentieth century, the turning point was when the FDA approved “the pill” in 1960. The pill was a pivotal invention because it made birth control more accessible and applicable; rather than using difficult processes to prevent child-bearing,…

Birth control is a controversial issue when it concerns teenagers, who we often consider as children. As of 2014, teenage pregnancy rates are at an all-time low in America- but the United States still has the highest teen birth rate in the industrialized world. (U.S Department of Health and Human Services). The use of contraceptives has served to decrease the rate of teenage pregnancy, but there are still restrictions on young girls, who are forbidden in purchasing their own products. Despite…