Poverty And Poverty

Kristof ‘s most important solution to the overpopulation pandemic is worldwide access to contraceptives. He notes that some countries still have lackluster access to contraceptives, “In rural Africa, I’ve come across women who have never heard of birth control.” (Kristof A31) With this statement, he lets us know that he has personally seen the problems of undersized population control regulation and that he is an authority on the issue. “What’s needed isn’t just birth control pills or IUDs. It’s also girl’s education and women’s rights. (Kristof A31) ” Kristof’s logic in this is that educated women have fewer children. He gives no evidence for this however, it is not difficult to come to the conclusion that if more women would know about the risks

I would also like to look at the effect of birth control outside the context of America and compare it with England and France where this form of contraception clashes with religious ideals. It would be interesting to consider whether the notion of the second wave of feminism is the same on a global scale and whether some countries are yet to enter this phase with women still being unable to access contraception. It is remarkable to see that in some countries women only obtained the vote in the previous five years especially in Eastern countries which is why it would be interesting to evaluate America in relation to other countries to see if this difference is merely a Western and Eastern difference or if it is a matter of difference between

In the 20th century, 95% of young women know about contraception and at least 88% will be able to give birth in a hospital or clinic. This

1. Obviously, like any other thing in the world, the contraceptive methods are mostly affected by the financial ability of people. The social determinants of health discussed in chapter one also points out to the importance of financial ability. For example, socioeconomic status, educational attainment, literacy, employment status, working conditions, housing, transportation, social support networks, and access to health care services that are all listed as significant social factors of health are directly affected by the income of people. Therefore, it is not surprising to see that access to contraception in developed countries such as northern America and European countries involves more variety and more choices compared to less developed

The concepts of “worthy” and “unworthy” poor came about during the English Poor Laws that were introduced in the 1500’s. The English poor laws classified poor or dependent people into three major categories and established many requirement before aid was provided. Dependent persons were categorized as: vagrant (nomadic; with no permanent home or employment), the involuntary unemployed and the helpless. In effect, the poor laws separated the poor into two classes which were the worthy and the unworthy. The worthy were classified as orphans, widows, handicapped, or the frail elderly. The unworthy were the drunkards, suspicious, or lazy. (Hansan, J.E. (2011). Poor relief in early America)

However, people fail, and not only because of lack of education or responsibility, but also because of simple contraceptives unavailability. At this stage, a woman face a perspective of bearing and having an unplanned and consequently, unwanted child.

As one of the poorest countries globally, Sierra Leone struggles to improve their standard of maternal health. With one women dying every two minutes due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth, those who become pregnant in developing countries face extreme challenges (everymothercounts.org). Whether it may be ineffective medical care or noxious diseases such as HIV, "One in every 21 women is at risk of death in childbirth" (the guardian.com). Professionals in other countries are working towards providing educational opportunities for women and their families so that they may care for themselves. The prevalence of contraception, being around 11 percent, is extremely low in comparison to other nations but is one of the most influential aspects of the cultural

In contrast, the first world argument “against” birth control in developed and undeveloped countries worldwide could be the fact that if women are able to use birth control to prevent pregnancy this might allow for an increase in sexual freedoms. Some people believe the danger of a contraceptive culture and the availability can lead to promiscuity with multiple sex partners contracting sexually transmitted diseases as well as pregnancy which then could lead to

For a woman living in modern, develop country it is unthinkable to not being able to decide on how many if at all children she’s going to have. It’s amazing that there are still so many areas when people are not enough educated about gender equality, contraceptives and family planning. This lack of knowledge is only slowing down development in poor areas. Very often factors like religion, tradition or habits stand in a way of

Birth control commonly referred to, as fertility control and contraception are devices that are used as a precautionary measure against pregnancy. Substantial evidence proves that there are varieties of birth control methods that have been in existence since the ancient times. In the 20th century, birth control methods have been improvised and advanced to facilitate safety and effectiveness. The purpose of this term paper is to provide three world arguments for birth control and two against the use of contraceptives.

It is stated in the article that people of higher social economic status tend to be more knowledgeable of contraception and therefore take part in it. Unfortunately, the majority of

The main reason women want birth control is to prevent pregnancy. During the course of just nine years, the amount of women that wanted birth control to prevent pregnancy jumped from 716 million to over 850 million(“ThinkProgress”). Not only are women hesitant to have children because of poverty, but also because of fatal deliveries. For instance, some African countries, such as Nigeria, have very poor maternal conditions. Moreover, according to NPR, in a lot of third world countries where there is overpopulation, “studies show higher risks of premature birth, pregnancy complications and delivery problems, as well as higher death rates.”

Poverty for centuries has been a very severe issue that has troubled many nations while impeding economic developments and progress. Poverty stricken countries are majorly concentrated in the continents of Africa and Asia. Continents like the Americas and Europe have globally been recognized as been wealthier yet still many parts of these ostensible countries face massive cases of poverty. Most at times, countries with high populations owing to high birth rates face the most cases of poverty. The definition of poverty can be boundless in the sense that poverty entails so many subsections as it sometimes gets complicated to group everything under one umbrella. Society tends to focus more on the tangible aspects of poverty because many people associate poverty with lacking money and it makes sense because poverty in terms of lacking money is a major problem affecting almost every country in the world. Even though it is debatable that poverty can be physical, intellectual, spiritual and even emotional, it is best to talk about the lack of money and economic developments in this essay. With reference to the oxford English Dictionary, poverty is state of being extremely poor and the state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount. Reflecting on this definition given, I deduced that malnutrition and hunger can define poverty. In the light of this, I think poverty is lacking a comfortable place of shelter, being ill and not having access to a better

Poverty traps are economic anomalies that continually reinforce poverty within a country’s, or multiple countries’, economies. There are many different types of poverty traps such as savings traps, “big push” models, nutritional traps, behavioral traps, geographic traps, etc. that all affect an economy in different ways. Not only can poverty be enforced through these traps, but also through the way an economy is run or the moralities of the government. According to Mark Koyama (2015), poverty traps are important due to more than 3 billion people, nearly half the world’s population, living on less than $2.50 per day, and about 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty on just $1.25 per day. Among these 3 billion some people living in poverty, one billion of them are children of which thousands are dying daily. It is necessary to study these different poverty traps in order to begin to decrease the distressingly high percentages of people living in poverty.

The world’s population today is around 7.5 billion people, and I don’t think it will stop growing any time soon. Scientist predict that by 2050 there will be around 9 billion people living on earth. A solution to this is contraceptives. We need to make them more affordable and accessible for everyone and everywhere in order to reduce population