Planned Parenthood

Jane, a 19-year old college student, is sexually active, but does not want to become pregnant. There are many ways for a woman to avoid an unplanned pregnancy. It is important for teens to have knowledge in regards to avoiding pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. With abstinence being the only 100% effective way in avoiding an unplanned pregnancy, there are many birth control options for women of childbearing age in the United States. Are birth control methods used by all women or…

Abortion Is Only An Option! Abortion is one of the biggest controversial topics, not only in America but worldwide. When it comes to the topic of abortion there is two sides, pro-life and pro-choice. People who believe in pro-life believe that abortion should be totally illegal. Pro-life also has very good points that will be mentioned. But pro-choice is the better option because it is only an option for people. Abortion really started to blow up as a problem in 1973 in the Roe Vs. Wade case.…

partake in the virginity pledge, a pledge made publically to refrain from sex until marriage. Planned Parenthood speaks about a study that found the onset of sexual activity was delayed 18 months among pledgers; however, the study also found that those young people who took a pledge were one-third less likely than their non-pledging peers to use contraception when they did become sexually active (Planned parenthood, “Implementing”). Numbers are unimportant when the most at risk age for sexually…

typical male gender role unlike the other male characters within That 70’s show. As one can see, Eric is easily manipulated, he shows his emotions more than the other males and his manhood is constantly being called into question. According to Planned Parenthood: Gender and Gender Identity, “gender includes a complex mix of beliefs, behaviors and characteristics.” As such, the words that are typically used to describe a male as being masculine are “independent, aggressive, strong, emotionless,…

roles are still an epidemic problem in modern day. One of the stereotypical types of gender roles is the domestic behaviors. According to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, “some people expect that women will take care of the children, cook, and clean the home, while men take care of finances, work on the car, and do the home repairs.” (Planned Parenthood Federation of America Online) To emphasize, the photo shows the man in a masculine form, looking strong while the woman looks…

Courage Against Conflicting Odds: Barbara Boxer Being a woman in office is particularly hard regarding the fact that 80 percent of the House of Representatives are male, and female congresswomen make up a small 19.4 percent. The low percentage of females in elected positions makes it easier for the respect that they are given to be degrading. Barbara Boxer had no fear when entering the campaign for House of Representatives and in 1982, despite her opponent being a male figure, she won the…

Birth Control is one of the main conflicts between a daughter and her mother or father. They always argue that they’re to young or that this pill is used as a cover so that their daughter can have sex. But, little do they know Birth Control can do more than just prevent them from being pregnant. Birth control always comes out as a “second condom” for sex. Because of this, parents and guardians always have a hard time determining if they want their daughter on this. There are plenty of other…

On Sept. 24, Pope Francis gave his first address to the United States Congress. The speech, which pushed a message of peace, environmental responsibility and economic justice, did not go over well with House Republicans. House Majority Leader John Boehner invited the Pope to speak, but the pontiff's politically-charged address condemned many policies the GOP promotes and called out the House for refusing to enact meaningful change in America and around the world. The Bishop of Rome issued a…

Sisters to abandon birth control… to picket family planning centers…. To raise revolutionaries….What plans do you have for the care of me and my child?” After Cade wrote that the gathering of almost 200 women went and gathered to reopen the Planned Parenthood office, but as of today anybody can choose to have the pill, and not do it for political…

Anti-abortion measure continues deceptions and violates the constitution Georgia has about 70 crisis pregnancy center that are operated by religious organizations and others who oppose abortion and birth control. They lure women in without revealing their bias, then providing false accounts of medical and emotional risks of abortion. They slant information given out to their patients, such as on birth control methods. Senate bill 380 recently passed by the Georgia senate would allow a form of…