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days, somehow my experience with men has declined. As I got older and more mature, I was able to fully learn and understand how contraceptives work and it was a life-changing for me. I have used different types of birth control but the ones that I was able to experience the most were the birth control…

prevent pregnancy and STDs (Kalveit 1). The role of women in this case seems unjustifiable; education and accessibility to birth control was almost non-existent until 1916 and have been closely regulated or restricted since then, compared to condoms, which has been around since the River Valley Civilization (Escobar 1). According to Planned Parenthood, men have five choices of "birth control": vasectomy, condoms, abstinence, withdrawal, and the outercourse method (any sexual activity without…

Many teenagers in high school are uneducated in sex and its harsh consequences. As a former high school student, I have witnessed many of my classmates contract sexually transmitted diseases and take on the role of motherhood much too early. I oppose the fact that many high school students will be faced with a dire situation because they are uneducated, they are underestimated, and they are unprepared. Therefore, sex education classes should become part of the mandatory curricula at all public…

much higher rate of sexually risky behavior (Zimmer-Gembeck & Helfand, 2008; Affi, Joseph, & Aldeis, 2008). It has been a consistent in literature that adolescents that are informed about the consequences of sex are more likely to use condoms and birth control consistently (Wight, Williamson, & Henderson, 2005; James et al., 2009). Studies show that foster youth are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior and have casual sex partners and to engage in transactional sex (Doolittle, 2013).…

Critical Analysis From the article, Kempner ‘s stands that condom should available at school, she explains how the condom can bring help to students. He also refutes some respondents of interview words that it may cause promiscuous as the student would increase sexual activity. Kempner ‘s argument is credible as she quoted a lot of statistics and studies and he used the persuasive techniques, ethos, pathos and logos to support his argument and to persuade the audience. A journal article…

Statutory rape has been around for a long time, but has had very little change. In old English law it was a strict liability offence, meaning even if someone did not know the age of the teenager, the teenager started, or even gave consent, they were held accountable (Obermen 25). Then more recently it became more of a law to protect morality than to punish offenders. Now the law is so vague, it does not do what it is needed to do, protect the innocent and punish the offenders. Therefore,…

abortion” and “Face it abortion kills a person”. Having an abortion is a choice and a decision that a woman has the right to decided. As parents, teachers, or role models, it is our duty to educate our youth on the importance to use condoms or take birth control. We can tell teens…

Literature Review Planned Parenthood is a trusted health care provider, an informed educator and one of the nation’s leading providers of high-quality, affordable health care. For over a century millions of woman and men have come to Planned Parenthood for vital health care services, Sex education, and sexuality information. They are one of Americas most trusted provider of reproductive health care. There are more than 38,000 staff members and volunteers working there and have more the 650…

A stereotype is “to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same” (Merriam-Webster). Gaby Rodrigues co-author of The Pregnancy Project decided to spend her senior year of High School investigating stereotypes. She decided to fake her own pregnancy, even deciding most of her family and her boyfriend's parents, because she wanted to investigate the stereotypes associated with teen pregnancy. The Pregnancy Project is a memoir written by Gaby Rodriguez…

the risk of mental health problems is no greater than a woman delivering her own baby. Not only did the APA concluded this, but also the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges claim that the rates of mental health problems are the same as a woman giving birth (Guttmacher Institute). In the article, it says that women who have an abortion are required to get counseling and therapy so no…