I’d like to discuss something that should be a totally uncontroversial topic. Unfortunately, it has become a bit controversial over time. Let’s be honest for a minute, if you think about it, over a billion couples will have sex with one another and rightfully so. My philosophy is that all these men and women should be free to decide for themselves whether they want to or not conceive a child. Whether or not they want to start a family. They have the right to make that decision for themselves. In making that decision, they should be able to use one of many forms of birth control methods that exist. One form of contraception I want to discuss is sterilization.
For an idea that is so broadly accepted in private, contraception certainly
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There are many women who lack basic education. Even many of the women who do have knowledge and do have power don’t have access to contraceptives.
This brings me to the subject of tubal sterilization as an option for birth control. Sterilization is a permanent method of contraception. It is the most commonly used form of family planning among couples in the United States and the rest of the world. For both men and women who no longer want to have children, sterilization offers a permanent, safe, and cost-effective option to prevent unintended pregnancy. Male sterilization, referred to as vasectomy, is less common than female sterilization, but both forms of sterilization are nearly 100% effective at what they are intended to do, prevent pregnancy.
Tubular sterilization is an outpatient procedure that can be done surgically or with a nonsurgical implant. Both of these methods essentially seal the fallopian tubes, preventing eggs from travelling down the tubes to the uterus. This also blocks sperm from fertilizing the egg. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that among women ages 15 to 44 who use a contraceptive method, one if four used tubal ligation as their method of contraception.(1) This is approximately the same rate as a pill being used as a contraceptive method. Sterilization rates are highest among women aged 35 to 44 years, formerly married, and women with three
Women have been using birth control methods for over thousands of years. Today, we have various effective birth control methods available to woman. Such as the pill, patch, shot, or IUD. Birth control is a safe way to prevent pregnancy. You can purchase birth control at your doctor’s office, planned parenthood, a clinic, or a public health care provider. They will first discuss your medical history with you, then check your blood pressure and finally you will discuss which birth control method is right for you, and they will send you on your way with your prescription. Birth control can be purchased at your local drugstore and costs up to 50 dollars. In a lot of cases though, young girls and even older women cannot afford or access these types of birth control. There are concerns about being unemployed which results in no income coming in for birth control, lack of health insurance the woman may have and whether or not the woman can afford having a child, even more during an economic crisis. By having women’s birth control free it will not only decrease the chances of abortion, help women financially , help with women’s menstrual cycle, and also by lowering the teen pregnancy rate, and having them have the power to decide when they want to have children. Many people can argue that the government shouldn’t have to provide another free service and that the cost
”The rate of sterilization found in this study was twenty-three percent overall, is slightly less than the twenty-five percent rate found in the previous similar study” (Boroditsky, Fisher and Sand). “Minority women, who more frequently experience unintended pregnancy, may choose tubal sterilization in response to prior experiences with an unintended pregnancy” (Unintended Pregnancy …). Doctors should not sterilize anyone who is not able to make the decision on their own and let them decide for them self. “Take steps to ensure all women enjoy full sexual and reproductive rights and have access to full range of acceptable reproductive health service” (Forced sterilization).
In fact, “early (first-trimester) abortion is among the most common outpatient medical procedures in the United States“ ( Bennett 527). However, if those women or adolescents had used the Etonogestrel Implant , they would not get those involuntary pregnancies. Those women would be able to avoid the risky medical procedures, and as a positive repercussion, it will directly impact or decrease the abortion rate as more women would be on birth control and less unwanted children would be created. Another point of consideration is that women who endure unwanted or risky pregnancies, knowing unfortunately that they cannot afford an abortion, often wait until the birth of their children to kill them. To avoid the tragic result of abortion and/or infanticide, many women use birth controls such as the Etonogestrel
Birth control was seen as preventing events such as abortion and the cycle of poverty if used responsibility. It gave power back to women. Conversely, the eugenics movement is tainted with the distrust of women. A distrust that women would be unable to be responsible over their bodies and the need for strict control over women through legislation such as forced sterilization. While eugenicists may have supported birth control, they did not view it as an effective enough practice to prevent the birth of unfit children into American society. Eugenics wanted a long-term solution to the problem of unfit children, not a short term
Find a form of contraception that patient is agreeable, that’s effective, convenient, and rapidly reversed in case she decided to get pregnant again. (Arcangelo & Peterson, 2013).
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
Birth control allows women to have children at their convenient, thereby prevent unwanted pregnancies. Common birth control method includes oral and transdermal, barrier, long acting reversible and emergency contraceptives. Although tubal ligation can be recommended for women who desires permanent sterilization. However, pregnancies can be achieved once the oral hormonal or the intrauterine device is discontinued. The progestin only contraceptive pill (POP) also known as the Mini-pill (Levonelle) are taken orally and transdermal contraceptives are patches. Levonelle contains 1500mcg of progestogen and can be used within 72 hours of having unprotected sex, if use within 24 hours is about 95%, then the failure rate reduces to
1.5 million women in the United States rely on birth control and other contraceptive methods for non contraception reasons (Many American Women ❡1). When people think of contraception they think of birth control, but do not take into consideration the various other reasons it is beneficial. When it comes to contraception, women's rights are belittled and ignored due to others religious or moral beliefs. Society is uneducated on contraceptive options and the lifelong benefits it contains, therefore it is looked upon as an object that only prevents women from getting pregnant. Although contraception is believed to cause health defects and abortions, it has been found to have many more benefits than the medical community has mentioned; considering contraceptive options benefit both women and the government financially, it should always be easily accessible and affordable to all women.
Starting from the beginning of society, man and woman have been given specific roles to carry out. Men were the species that provided for the family financially, while women were the species that took care of household chores and looked after the children. This tradition has carried on for centuries until women were brave enough to fight the stigma of being a woman. Women began fighting for independency such as the right to vote or better working conditions. Despite these victorious events, one thing that prevented further life goals for women was having children. They had to put their life on pause if their husband wanted to have kids and start a family and women had to adhere to that because they were still less powerful than men. Due to this, women had to choose to put family first and give up their dreams of getting higher education or joining the work force. Until, in 1950, a woman named Margaret Sanger started the first birth control clinic in the United States just for women and this prompted a revolution. Women were finally given a chance in society to create their own future by using contraceptives and it has given them more power in America’s society. Now in the 21st century, women who use birth control gives them control over their fertility without a man’s input, improves standard of living, and allows them to focus on creating a stable life for themselves.
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
Birth control has been legal in the US since 1972. It is, for the most part, easily accessible to American women currently. Such accessibility is not the case in third world countries. Despite the United Nations declaring birth control to be a “universal human right”, 222 million women in developing countries are still left without Family Planning methods (“ThinkProgress”). Less fortunate countries have difficulty providing birth control because of costs and social disapproval. Even in countries with limited access to birth control, women choose not to use it due to misconceptions stemmed from lack of education. However, all women deserve access to birth control no matter what country they reside in. Not only could it benefit women’s health, but it could save lives.
Women have a choice to make when having sex to use contraceptive or not to.
The topic of birth control has been debated throughout history and continues to raise argument. Some people are pro-birth control and argue that it is the individual female’s decision as to what choices she wants to make with her reproductive health. The opposers say that birth control is an excuse to become pregnant multiple times without dealing with the consequences. This issue is highly debated and continues to be one of the most popular topics brought up in politics and
Birth control has been legal in the US since 1972. It is, for the most part, easily accessible to American women currently. Such accessibility is not the case in third world countries. Despite the United Nations declaring birth control to be a “universal human right”, 222 million women in developing countries remain without Family Planning methods (“ThinkProgress”). Less fortunate countries have difficulty providing birth control because of costs and social disapproval. Even in countries with limited access to birth control, women choose not to use it due to misconceptions stemmed from lack of education. However, all women deserve access to birth control no matter what country they reside in. Not only could it benefit women’s health, but it could save lives.
Sterilization is a complex procedure and has raise debates throughout the world on whether is a treatment that should be recommended with disabled children targeting mostly for young girls starting their menstruation (Caralis, Kodner, & Brown, 2009). People around the world debates over whether sterilization is ethically appropriate treatment for disabled children. Some argue it is the best for their children and some suggest it violates the basic human rights of the child (Freckelton, 2008).