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 provide…
It allows women to still breast feed if they are. It thickens the cervical mucus which prevents implantation of the fertilised egg. The pill has to also be taken everyday at the same time for it to be effective.4 • No oestrogen • Can be used by diabetics • No delay in future fertility4 • You have to remember to take it everyday • Can cause irregular periods • Spotting may occur but stops…
class back in the 1960s was not opposed to the ideal fact of poor black women substancing a birth control pill to stop them from having children. The argument for this time was the middle class wanted them not to take the pill, The counter argument that African American women at the time questioned by the authorities were that they were afraid if the whites made them take birth control pills than they control how many kids they are having. One article reads “ Under slavery, African American…
I'm Dr. Tash, and today we'll be talking about exactly how you go about getting pregnant. Falling pregnant can be as simple as just having sex. But for many couples it's not that simple however. Did you know that one in six couples has trouble conceiving? When we talk about problems with infertility we actually use two broad groups. We talk about the infertile group and the sub-fertile group. Infertile is like impossible meaning it could be because there's no sperm, there is no vagina, there is…
There are many ideas, movements, events, and people that shaped the history of sex and sexuality in the twentieth century. The three most influential are Margaret Sanger, Alfred Charles Kinsey, and the Homophile Movement. Margaret Sanger made birth control accessible to the public, which altered the way in which people of the twentieth century understood sex. Margaret Sanger’s impact on contemporary society was tremendous. Sanger enabled women to control their fertility and made birth…
Throughout history we’ve always had catalyst that changed the course of time. Whether it was good or bad, on purpose or on accident they created a movement. The top three most influential agents were Ice Cube, the birth control pill, and women’s suffrage. What ties these 3 are the stereotypes that were created for them and how they changed them. Hip hop emerged in the late 1970’s and was developed by the lower income districts, mainly within the African American and Hispanic communities (History…
Rosenthal ought to be for birth-control pills of any variety to demand a doctor’s prescription, since the birth-control pill combines progestin with a low dose of estrogen; and creates a very slightly elevated risk of blood clots and a few other conditions. A number of young women necessitate a doctor’s council, several may be extremely uneducated in regards to a woman’s reproductive well-being. The natural human thought process seems to be “it will never happen to me”. This way of thinking may…
everyone not just adults. First of all, women have practiced ways of pregnancy prevention for hundreds of years.One article states “Though people had practiced methods of fertility prevention for hundreds of years”.In addition,some women dont use contraceptives because they think that they can’t get pregnant, or it costs to much, inconvience, or are worried about side effects.The second article states “They may have misconceptions about their risk of becoming pregnant, or be deterred by the…
Jonas left the community to release the memories and show people things that were being covered up from there censored lives. In the book and the movie, Jonas left the village and crossed the border to release memories, showing the citizens what they were missing. On page 166-167, it said, "He knew he had the remaining hours of the night before they would be aware of his escape... Together the fugitives slept through the first dangerous day." By Lois Lowry using the word fugitive, it enforces…
young lady by the name of Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic for women (Planned Parenthood). There she would distribute free contraceptives to women in her…