Contraceptive Methods For Women And Contraception

One way to destroy the vicious cycle of high birth rates is to empower women through social change, specifically, education. There is a proven connection between the education level of a mother and how many children she will have, statistically. In the United States, birth rates of women with less than 12 years of total education are more than triple their college-educated counterparts. This can logically be applied to Guatemala’s situation to find that if more women are educated, not only in school, but in proper child care and contraception use, their Total Fertility Rate should rapidly decrease to a more sustainable level. This is a one-two punch: not only will women have less children, the ones they do have will likely be raised more effectively and are less likely to die of disease in infancy. Guatemala must engage in a campaign to enroll more girls in school. This will be difficult, due to the culture of the country. Women are expected to stay at home and work the fields. Culture must shift to make progress, as it so often does.

The government is extremely powerful in creating and enforcing limitations of contraceptive choices. An article was published in 1984 in a weekly Indonesian newspaper reporting that villagers were being penalized for using traditional methods of

The birth control pill inarguably became the focal point of many significant issues, including female emancipation. It allowed women to escape the burden of unplanned childbearing and work outside the home. Supporters believe that it strengthened the nuclear family by easing the strain of unwanted children that could not be economically supported.

As the world grows more self-aware, the increased need for access to contraception forges the way to one OF the highly debated topics in this country. I have organized six sources in which I have summarized, analyzed, and assessed how each applies to my viewpoint for greater access to contraceptives.

Some benefits of providing women with the pill would be less suffrage of children of unplanned pregnancies. The greater use of the pill and evidence showing it works would possibly lead to a different population throughout the world. The pill would definitely be not expensive to provide for all.

Years ago it was more than just a pill. In the 1900’s, women saw this as a way of winning over power. The invention of this medical prescription became the perfect way to fulfill womens needs. Now that females had the choice whether to wait to have a family, they had more voice and freedom. Having this option gave women many opportunities such as getting an education or getting a job. Waiting to start a family also helped save money especially since not many were able to get a job or were poor. In the 1970’s it was normal to have girls as young as thirteen or fourteen in the workforce. “Women began demanding equality in the workplace and in the home”, says the article The Pill and the Women’s Movement. Being able to take birth control allowed women to take over control and demand respect. (The Pill and the Women’s Movement, The Birth Control). Since 1965, the number of women in labor tripled up to 26.2 million. By 2012, 82.3 million women were working. Making them equal to their husbands, some wives turned out to have make more money than their spouses. Women were getting their education and studies show that between 1960 and 2008, the percentage of women completing four or more years of college, increased from 5.8 percent to 36.1 percent. Women began getting treatment as equals of men. (The Birth Control Pill- A History, Planned

For many decades women have faced the issue of birth control along and women rights. Not being able to have a voice in matters that concern their personal life as well as their health, women were subjected to doing what society thought was morally appropriate like getting married and having children while giving up their right to receive an education or go to work. Women who were not ready to have children at that time relied on birth control which is a contraceptive that is used to prevent pregnancies. Many women found themselves battling the issue of their sexual lives been put into question simply because they chose to use birth control. Author Rickie Solinger stated “many believe that a woman’s decision

Faye Wattleton, world renowned author of women’s reproductive rights once said, “Reproductive freedom is critical to a whole range of issues. If we can’t take charge of this most personal aspect of our lives, we can’t take care of anything. It should not be seen as a privilege or as a benefit, but a fundamental human right.” In many traditional societies around the world, women’s rights regarding their own reproductive choices may seem as limited as their opportunities for them. Cultures in which that deny women 's rights and lessen the degree of equality of their gender compared to men, often present reproductive options as a "taboo" to discuss. This can lead to misperceptions and ignorance about healthy reproductive choices such as birth control and prevention of disease which should be universally acknowledged by women. As expressed by Perez (2015) class notes, "every culture defines and understands health differently...we tend to see the world through the prism of or expectations." This is true in the sense that more conservative Middle Eastern cultures may be taught to view health issues differently than most Americans would. Healthcare between cultures is significant to understand; Iran 's healthcare market is continuing to expand and assists in the awareness of women 's health. This paper will explore the comparisons and contrasts of the Iranian women 's reproductive choices and how different aspects of health in the general population affect health in Iran and in the

The final method of birth control to discuss is the morning after pill, also known as emergency contraception or Plan B. The pill is taken orally after unprotected sex has already occurred. The pill can be taken up to 5 days after unprotected sex. The pill is available both over the counter or with a prescription. The pill stops the ovary from releasing an egg and being fertilized by the sperm. However, this method has many disadvantages. The morning after pill is only 89 percent effective at preventing pregnancy and it becomes less effective over time. It can also be very expensive, and it does not work if ovulation has already begun. The pill can also cause nausea, cramping, and vomiting due to its high concentration of estrogen and progesterone.

Margaret Sanger has once stated, “No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.” In the past few or so years the issue of birth control has increased in the political world. The government is saying that the insurance companies can deny coverage of birth control because of the employee's personal beliefs. But the people in America, the women especially, are demanding to have the rights for woman’s health care and productive rights (Birth Control). Therefore, by stating the demands by women, birth control should be indeed free or reduced in price to every women in the world. In March of 2010 the

The birth control pill took the nation by storm when first being introduced over fifty years ago. When the oil was first introduced in the late 1950’s, numerous American women both single and married were thrilled (People & Events: Mrs. America: Women 's Roles in the 1950s , 2001). They were so open to the pill due to social factors that affected their reproductive lives (People & Events: Mrs. America: Women 's Roles in the 1950s , 2001). Since being introduced in the United States, the pill has been very popular and common amongst U.S. women. American women under the age of thirty has generated the most popularity toward the pill (Watson & Conger, 2012). Lately, there has been several ideas and methods for male contraception.

Birth control is a way for men and women to prevent pregnancy. There are many different methods of birth control, including hormonal contraception such as the birth control pill.

In Melinda Gates’ discussion on limiting population growth, she proposes that there be universal access to contraceptives that women so desperately need around the world. For instance, Gates talks about her time in Africa where she met many women who did not have access to birth control. As a result, there are high infant mortality rates and children that survive are often sick with diseases and struggle with poverty and hunger. When women use contraceptives and are allowed to control when they want children, the children have better futures and opportunities ahead of them. Gates stresses that in order for impoverished countries like Africa to have access to birth control, rich and poor governments, must make contraception a reality and a priority.

“Fertility control is the key to the development of less developed countries like those of the Caribbean”. Critically assess the above statement in relation to any two named countries.

The policy I have chosen to examine is Sessional Paper No. 1 on National Population Policy for Sustainable Development. As the policy that has guided implementation of programmes from 2000 to 2012, this policy brought about improvement in the use of contraceptives as well as in the maternal health aspect for Kenyans. It was also able to maintain the statistics and success of the previous policy.