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Persuasive Essay On Abortion

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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 …show more content…

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

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