Family planning

Considering the Ethics of Under-Age Birth Control Introduction A 16-year-old girl visits a birth control clinic and asks to be put on the pill. Since she is a minor, the clinic doctor who writes the prescription for her notifies her parents of the action. As of the year 2016, there are only 26 states that allow minors (12 years and older) to obtain contraceptives without parental consent. There are 20 states that allow certain minors to obtain contraceptives without parental consent and those…

ago. [She has] always wanted children, but [her] education (or lack thereof), and the shame and guilt [she has] felt by a Catholic upbringing ripped that away from [her]” (“Sharing Our Stories”). This woman had the choice to be scrutinized by her family for being pregnant, or to be shamed for have finding out she had an abortion. Her choice was not easy and she still contemplates if that was the right choice to this…

Good Morning 7W and Ms Florido/ Mr Kazokas, the topic for this debate is that the One Child Policy is wrong in the Catholic Church, and I believe that this statement is false. In the early 1970s, birth rates in china were around 4.77 percent, and that had decreased to 1.64 percent in 2011, and therefore allowing less people in the future generations and then creating less of human activity on the earth. Recently, the Pope has been around the world preaching about climate change and the effect of…

China’s one child policy is a classic example of the oversimplification of a complex issue. The overreliance on numbers and scientific thought as opposed to a more balanced approach resulted in the adoption of a policy that infringed upon the rights of Chinese women to control their own reproductive rights. While the one child policy allowed China to slow down their population growth at an unprecedented speed it is important to analyze the effects the policy had that are not quantitative. The…

The People’s Republic of China has a long and infamous record on countless authoritarian laws that they have bestowed upon their citizens. One of their most notorious policies happens to be the One-Child Law. This law forbids families of China’s largest culture group, Han Chinese, living in urban areas, from having more than one child. Those caught with two or more children could face punishment in the form of a fine, a loss of their job, or even forced sterilization. This legislation as…

who is really happy for being an only child. “He says he probably would not be living in Beijing if he had to share his parents’ attention and resources” He is in favor of the one-child policy because he thinks that “if you have more kids in your family, probably they’re lacking in education, lacking food, lacking any kind of support, no matter emotional or financial”. In some way I agree with him, you are not going to have the same opportunities being the only child that having more…

Easier Access for Teens “Expanding access to contraception is the best way to prevent unintended pregnancies…Women should never have to worry about being denied contraception, which is basic healthcare for many American women.” –Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Birth control should be accessible to teenagers without parental permission. Birth control comes in many forms, mainly the pill and condoms, and is used to prevent pregnancy, regulate menstrual cycles and hormones, reduce…

Although the teen pregnancy rate has been on a decline (Ventura, Hamilton, Mathews 2014), there are disparities that leave portions of the population, such as the poor, teens, and racial minorities, with little or no information about sexual health education. Additionally, those same portions of the population may have incorrect information on sexual health. If we are willing to let our teenagers make the correct decisions about their sexual health, they should have the right to be informed of…

91% of the Chinese population. Just over 51% of China's population lives in urban areas. In rural areas, Han Chinese families can apply to have a second child if the first child is a girl. Exception: If a first child is born with birth defects, disease or extreme health problems, this will be considered and maybe the couple will be permitted to have a second child.…

The policy not only dictated the life of a family, but [indirectly] the government seemed to favor the production of males rather than females. This could be considered as a type of discrimination toward gender. Moreover, contraceptives such as IU, abortions, and even sterilization was also forced…