Unintended pregnancy

had been published between 1990 and 2011. They concluded that unwanted pregnancy increases a woman's risk of negative psychological effects, a woman is as likely to have negative psychological effects from an unwanted pregnancy as she is from an abortion, a woman with a history of mental health problems before an abortion is more likely to have problems following abortion, and pressure from a partner to terminate a pregnancy or negative attitudes about abortion may increase a woman's risk of…

issues in American today. From drugs, to violence, to many pregnancies. Which leads to abortion. The abortion rate in the United States has gradually increased in the past years because of the abortion laws. Abortion should be illegal in the United States because abortion is murder. It is also not needed and there are many risks to having one. What is abortion? “Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy before birth” (1:14). The ending of a pregnancy before birth is wrong. It is a killing of an…

a dramatic increase in the amount of women in the workforce and that a large portion of those female workers went into skilled and professional positions. He goes on to confirm that effective use of birth control allows the woman to schedule her pregnancy to coincide in a conducive manner with her education and/or early career goals (Sonfield et al., 2013). Access to affordable birth control allows the individual to focus on her workplace participation without having to take any extended…

This movement, starting with efforts from Sanger have made bills, such as HB 4799, even possible to present as proposed legislation. Our society has gone from lewd views of contraception with risky pregnancy preventative behaviors, to political action, like HB 4799 mandating free birth control to women. To say the historical actions impacted and shaped the message of HB 4799 is an understatement. The passage of this bill would only add to the historical…

believe that birth control does more harm than it does good. Though many do not agree, the access to birth control is highly important. We will see this through the control that it gives women over their lives, its success rate and ability to lower pregnancy rates. In the discussion of birth control, one issue has always been the risks associated with it. Some people that are against it argue that it increases the…

According to Guzzo and Hayford, 2012, pregnancy fatalism is a very real factor for Black women that, at its core, includes a belief that it is futile to try to control when one gets pregnant. There is also an overestimated worry about the efficacy and side effects of using birth control, particularly…

correlation among state level laws that regulate abortion services and the numbers of unintended pregnancies in the United States. This information shows a frightening consequence to this polarizing issue that has been heating up the debates among lawmakers. Although those opposed to abortion fight for the life of the unborn child, there is also a dark side to this issue. Those seeking to terminate their pregnancies are most effected by legislation. Teens and poverty stricken single mothers…

Woman’s experience and utilization of maternal health care during pregnancy was exhibited differently in each person interviewed. The use of prenatal care and the utilization of maternal health care services was slightly different depending on the socio-demographic data of the participants which ultimately impact the maternal and birth outcome. Women’s interpretations about pregnancy intention and their social experiences regarding pregnancy intention may vary by race or ethnicity. When C.J.,…

There is a hot topic about late term abortion becoming legalized in the United States. This issue has divided our country, there have been many heated arguments and debates. Late Term Abortion should not be legalized anywhere because you are taking an innocent life, compromising the health of the mother and it is taking the accountability away from the parents. Weather you think it or not late term abortion is taking a human beings life from them. Approximately 848,163 late term abortions were…

nonmarital childbearing, and the marriage process,” is an article testing whether cohabitation has a greater effect on nonmarital fertility and possibly more of a likelihood of marriage. The author pays attention to the difference between intended and unintended fertility for a better understanding of the acceptability of cohabitation for the purpose of childbearing. She believes that the results show cohabitations place in the family system, and that cohabitation might be a step in the…