Planned Parenthood is a hot topic right now in the U.S., it is very interesting to me because everyone is asking if it’s a good idea to have Planned Parenthood or not a good idea to have Planned Parenthood, so I wanted to find out more about how Planned Parenthood affects the U.S. Society today and what people think of it. The Planned Parenthood Clinics are able to help a wide range of people like men, women and children. I want to talk about how Planned Parenthood affects you if you are…
Reproductive Health Care Availability and Controversial Policies Reproductive health care services that are provided by government funding is a highly debated topic among citizens and policy makers alike. Providing reproductive health care services through government funded agencies has been argued for and against, based on the benefits to the social welfare of the population, and the allocation of government funding. Will defunding Planned Parenthood save government funding and prevent…
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…
Growing up in today’s society is not an easy thing, however the difficulty is intensified based on gender. Women and little girls are often subjected to the following lines: “Don’t be aggressive, it’s unladylike!”, “Don’t cut your hair”, “Don’t get an education, men won’t like you if you are smart. “, Don’t get pregnant or we won’t hire you!” “Don’t get an abortion because it’s wrong!” and so much more. It is not hard to tell that in our society women are not treated equally, this is due to…
In today 's society there is a varied view over the rights that women are entitled to as well as the right to marriage equality. In the May 25, 2015 edition of the New Yorker, Harvard history professor and author, Jill Lepore writes "To Have and to Hold" (34-39). Lepore discussed these issues that have become extremely controversial and have, recently, caused many problems. This is due to the fact that many citizens have held these rights withheld from them, and in multiple cases it has proven…
Introduction: This paper highlights reproductive rights. What are Reproductive rights? Reproductive rights refer to the choices an individual have and that can have an impact on their body. There are many choices that an individual can be made in regards to reproductive rights such as Birth control, Abortions, and, Adoption. Reproductive rights are an important subject matter because in the late 1960’s African American women’s did not have the same privileges as their white counterparts (Marlene…
organization receives U.S. federal aid. In order to improve the quality of international development and global health and reproductive rights, it is important to understand the harms that this policy causes and, in contrast, how access to quality family planning improves people’s lives (Obaid, 2009, p.102). The MCP does not promote access to non-abortion related alternatives to reproductive health, but in actuality, limits healthcare to women, children, and men in the Global South (Jones, A.,…
every year for a variety of different reasons. Planned Parenthood is an advocate for political protection for reproductive rights. Reproductive rights state than an individual has the right to have reproductive health. This includes the right to plan a family, terminate a pregnancy, learn about sex education, use contraceptive medicine, and have the option to gain access to reproductive health services. Politicians are trying to take this right away from women by passing bills in congress that…
Laws regarding abortion and history. Until 1973, the Roe verse Wade case, it was illegal to have an abortion. The Supreme Court ruled that in the First Trimester, pregnant women have a constitutional right to abortions, and the state as no personal stake in regulating them at that time. In the Second Trimester, the state may regulate abortion and insist on reasonable standards of medical practice if an abortion is to be performed. In the Third Trimester, the interests of the state overrides the…
In this paper I will consider the arguments on abortion and investigate how, these debates are affecting people in different cultures. I will concede that some of these arguments do not mirror all of those who have a judgement on abortion but, rather a predisposed person. I will also argue that religious and cultural differences seem to play a role in these disputes and people’s decisions. While doing this I will discuss the difference between “pro-life and “pro-choice” as well as, the people…