Birth Controls In America

Oral contraceptives have provided the world with great outcomes. Planned parenthood stated that birth control has “advanced women’s educational opportunities, led to more college-educated women pursuing advanced professional degrees, enhanced children’s well being in the long run, saved women money, reduced teen pregnancy, and reduced unwanted pregnancy” (“Birth Control” 1-3). The argument that birth control has done great things for society is obvious.

Healthcare professionals are faced with a multitude of ethical and legal conundrums. Since the introduction of birth control in American history, healthcare professionals have been put in situations to either follow their own moral and ethical beliefs, or choose to follow the law and give healthcare services to those who seek it. A large constituent to the disapproval of contraceptives other than natural family planning, is health professional’s religious beliefs. In addition, Adolescent females who need contraceptives are less likely to seek access to health care providers for these contraceptives in fear of personal information due to their age being released. Through the research provided, cases of pharmacist denial of prescribed or over the counter contraceptives to women have been the majority of conflict in this nation and in others.

A total of 730,322 abortions were reported from the Centers for Disease Control in 2011. This could easily be resolved with proper usage of birth control. But the fact of the matter is that only 62% of women are actually using proper birth control, now this may seem like a lot of women, but there is 158.6 million women in the United States alone so 58.5 million are currently not on any birth control which is a huge amount of women. Birth control needs to be free and accessible, because the benefits of having women on birth control easily outweigh any of the cons that may come. My goal for this paper is to talk about the pros of having free and accessible birth control, which would be lower abortion rate, lower teenage pregnancy rate, and the many health benefits. I will also touch on the opposing side of this argument, which will be that, it will be too expensive, that abstinence is key, and that if birth control became free and accessible women would no longer go the doctor.

Birth control has been a controversial topic since the 1960’s, when the pill arose on the scene and gained popularity. Men and women of certain religious faiths have sought to prevent other women from using birth control. However, most women want to be able to choose when the time is right for them to have a child. This is why birth control is essential, because it allows women and couples in general the freedom to choose and plan their families. In many cases the need to control women by controlling their access to birth control goes all the way to the federal government. The federal government determines what types of birth control are allowed on the market and who has access to them. Some Presidential administrations look more kindly

Not many of us know this, but birth control can be very risky when you don’t know much about your body. What most of us do know are the general benefits which include acne reduction, period regulation, and easing menstrual cramps. A review on U.S. News & World Report on August 7, 2006, featuring Christine Larson, 31 trials and 12,579 women, looked at the the effect of birth control and facial acne and found that some oral contraceptives were effective in reducing acne. It was also was established that 750,000-800,000 teenage women in the U.S. experience pregnancy and that over 200,000 are

Consistent and correct use of modern methods of contraception can prevent many unwanted pregnancies. In order to meet their international commitments, governments must improve access for men, women, and adolescents to high quality family planning information and services that offer a range of freely chosen contraceptive methods. Methods of contraception: Male methods: Male methods could potentially be safer, more effective, and easier to use than

One of the many purposes of birth control is to avoid unwanted pregnancies. In this day and age the decision to take birth control should be a mere right and not a debate, but society has still not fully accepted the use of birth control even though “ninety-eight percent of women use birth control at some point in their lives” (Milligan, 2014, p. 3). Birth control has unfortunately earned a negative stigma because it allows women to have sex without getting pregnant and that is frowned upon throughout parts of society. Some members of society have even compared the use of birth control to abortion. Women who choose to take birth control should not be judged and the use of birth control amongst women should no longer be considered disgraceful. The reliable access to birth control should be made available to all women no matter their race, age, and class.

Nemours, a children’s health organization, created pamphlet for doctors’ offices geared towards parents and teens who have questions about common issues in the realm of sexual health. They define “the pill” as an oral contraceptive, “a daily pill that usually contains the hormones estrogen and progesterone, and is taken to prevent pregnancy.” Other points discussed in the pamphlet include the safety of

Ever thought birth control pills are highly recommended and no one really tells women about the effects. The dangerous effects of birth control can be critical. Women have not been informed, well enough of contraceptives, especially when looking back on birth control with women's health and choices.

Are you interested in birth control are know someone who is? Are you stuck or know someone who is stuck in between which birth control to use? Well, being a woman myself I have found that using the birth control Implanon was the best birth control for me only because it is convenient, mess free, and it last for up to three years. People around the world have used birth control methods for thousands of years. These methods include things such as condoms, pills, shots, and many other things that have advanced though out the years. Today, the world has many safe and effective birth control methods available to us, however all birth controls do not work the same for everyone.

Birth Control is defined as various ways used to prevent pregnancy from occurring. Birth Control has been a concern for humans for thousands of years. The first contraception devices were mechanical barriers in the vagina that prevented the male sperm from fertilizing the female egg. Other methods of birth control that were used in the vagina were sea sponges, mixtures of crocodile dung and honey, quinine, rock salt and alum. Birth Control was of interest for a long time, but women did not worry to much about it because child death rates were so high. They felt they needed to have many children just for a few to survive. In the early 1800's death rates began to drop and people began to show concern for controlling

Contraception, the use of various devices, drugs, agents, or surgical procedure to prevent conception or impregnation, helps all females plan if and when they want to have a baby. 50 years ago, FDA approved contraception and currently over 100 million women have used contraception in their life. Now, there are various types of contraceptives to choose from including long-acting reversible contraceptives such as intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants (Benagio, Bastianelli, & Farris 2006). According to the ACOG Committee, these methods are the most effective of reversible contraception and should be suggested as first-line contraception for women able to reproduce by physicians (2007). The CDC’s Medical Eligibility Criteria, an inclusive summary of references on the subject of contraceptive safety for a wide range of medical conditions, supports the use of intrauterine device and contraceptive implants for all females (2013). The intrauterine device, the most widely used form of contraception throughout the world, has many advantages regarding long lasting contraception or intrauterine devices, on the other hand there are also non-contraceptive benefits as well. The most well known and most revolutionary long-acting reversible contraceptive is Nexplanon, according to Sarah Palomba M.D., and colleagues, authors of Nexplanon: the new implant for long term contraception (2012).

The Governments notions of modern family differs from the local’s traditional ideals of family .In order to change the local culture from having traditionally larger families for social security, to smaller ones, governments implement a national family planning program. Family planning programs are most commonly applied to areas with high birth rates such as China, India and java in Indonesia, in attempt to lower population, however, in the case of Greece’s family planning, it aims to reduce women’s abortion rates. In many countries, governments have ulterior motives for reducing population, some are positive, aiming to increase women’s health but most commonly the case is that families only provide economical benefits and development for the country. A decline in population means that the government can invest more “per capita in education and health, thus creating the human capital for sustained economic growth” (S. Sinding, 08). The Government “planned population numbers in the same way it planned the production of goods” (Anders, 2014), which resulted in physical and emotional turmoil for families across the world.

Louise Slaughter, a New York congresswoman, once wrote, “for most women, including women who want to have children, contraception, is not an option, it is a basic health care necessity”. In other words, Slaughter believes that for many women, no matter their decision on child bearing, contraceptives are are essential to their health. In short, contraception is just as important as a routine check up with a primary doctor. Furthermore, birth control serves more than one purpose; contraception controls if or when women reproduce but is also used to treat medical conditions, such as, endometriosis, and irregular menstruation.

Mirena, manufactured by Bayer, is a non-seasonal, long-acting intrauterine contraception device that is indicated to treat heavy menstrual bleeding and to also to prevent conception in women for up to 5 years. This intrauterine device is placed by a patient’s healthcare provider during a routine doctor’s visit. Due to new federal regulations, a patient if covered by insurance is