Pros And Cons Of Birth Control

Going through the years of puberty can be full of very stressful times. The first period, hormones increasing, and onset of sexual maturity. It would be helpful to teenage girls by having birth control, making it beneficial that they have access to it, and giving them a better understanding of it. In this paper I argue why birth control methods without a prescription should be available to teenage girls.

As young adults, men and women are usually very adventurous and like to try new things. Even though they might be taught to wait until marriage that is not always the case. Therefor, having access to a birth control method could help against an unwanted pregnancy that a couple might be nowhere near ready for, thus saving money, and maybe even a child’s life that should have been a lot better off than a teen or young adults who are unprepared, possibly unemployed and not ready mentally or physically could have raised children. Condoms are another choice but can be way less effective as they can break, or be expired still leading to an accident that some one may not want yet. Some women get very bad cramps, and acne that come with getting a period to the point where getting out of bed is not an option that they have. Another reason why birth control is a great thing to have been created is that, it eases pain women have when it comes to a period. Women often have such bad cramps that they can not do daily tasks they were able to do when not menstruating due to such bad pain that comes along with a period. But, with birth control the pain is lessened or even taken away leaving women much happier and more productive days. For most women the pill or the way they choose to take birth control is very cheap or even free depending on the insurance they have. To most younger aged women having something so easily accessable to help them out in huge ways is a plus and can make things so much easier in the long run, with health, and accidents that may occur. But, not everyone seems to be able to agree with the benefits that birth control provide, and some are even trying to do whatever they can to make it harder to get. But why should it be up to others to decide what a women gets when it comes to health. Birth control, just like any medications has its own set of side effects that come along with taking it, and opinions that come from all sorts of different backgrounds of people with their own beliefs on if taking oral contraceptive is safe or good.

Through all the trials she experienced as a nurse, she wanted to take a stand and help women to give them a right to choose if they want a child or not. In order for her to get her idea across and help women, she needed to educate people. She believed that she had to get her point across on how birth control can impact lives and make it better because it will help bring the birth rate down and give women more freedom. Her journey to educate people involved a variety of strategies. She was writing books and newspaper, gave speeches, and traveled everywhere to make it popular and get people’s

A birth control is only going to be as helpful as its effectiveness. Simply being aware and familiar with the type of contraceptive being used, aids in the effectiveness in it. The one factor that influences the effectiveness the most is human error. Human error ranges from “method, negative beliefs about using method, lack of partner involvement, forgetfulness,” or deciding that a single time will not make a difference, can all negatively influence a contraceptive’s effectiveness, thus increasing the risk of pregnancy or a STI (287). Another factor is that many people within relationships do not want to make a big deal about contraception or the act of sex in general, thus refusing to focus on it. This can also then lead to further problems

The only 100% full proof way of preventing pregnancy is to practice abstinence. However, couples who commit to abstinence often fall to temptation and are unprepared when that happens. For this reason, it’s important to have clear conversations and be prepared for sexual intercourse, even if the plan is to not partake in it.

Birth control was first invented in the 1960s and married women were the only ones allowed to use it, mainly to prevent pregnancy. It wasn’t until 1972 when the Supreme Court legalized birth control to everyone (“A Brief History of Birth Control in the U.S.”, N.P). Today, many women utilize birth control for many reasons, not just to prevent pregnancy. Birth control can be used for a number of things, such as help with their menstrual cycle, help and/or prevent acne, the most popular one, to prevent unwanted pregnancies (“What are the Benefits & Advantages of Birth Control Pills?”, N.P) and lastly it will help them have a better life through education (“Birth Control Has Expanded Opportunity for Women”, 1-2). But, a lot of times adolescent girls can’t use them because they lack their parents’ consent. There are many negative myths about birth control that cause parents not allowing their daughters to take any form of them. Due to that, people use false information to determine their choice about adolescent girls being on birth control. Should adolescent girls that are a proper age (15-17) need their parents’ consent? There are a series of benefits to using birth control and adolescent girls should have the right to purchase them without the consent of their parents.

The blockage from being pregnant served in several methods is called contraception or better known as “birth control”. Birth control stops the sperm and egg from coming together and forming a fertilized egg. Talking about birth control can no longer get you arrested, as a result, some debate discuss which methods can help the contraception process while others talk about whether insurance assistance should include the cost of birth control, the effects of its uses, and how to make the uses of birth control increase among sexually active young people as well as older people. Many of these debates center around investigating why there are more methods that bring more attention to a woman's capability to become fertile more than a male’s capability to become fertile, which obviously is not possible. Around the 1800s, numerous methods controlling conception were made available to women. However, it was illegal to make these methods optional, and most were only available through physicians and for medical uses only. Around the twentieth century, contraception such as IUDs, Condoms, Diaphragm and many others were developed; however, contraception was still an issue for a lot of people. Many days and nights were spent trying to convince the majority of the world population that birth control should be legalized, while others were pretty much perfecting the contraceptive methods that were in process of finally becoming huge for people that want to obtain it. There are many forms of

Birth control and the decisions surrounding the topic are highlighted in present day society. While some people outright support the use of contraceptives, others do not. Some celebrity women are open with their opinions on birth control pills, such as Bella Thorne, who is against birth control, and Lena Dunham who supports it. Society is being confronted with ethical views and arguments about oral contraceptives, but many of the uses of birth control pills are overlooked in the clash. Birth control has a positive effect in helping with the treatment of conditions and ailments.

Although it is not currently required for minors to have parental consent to access birth control, some states, such as Maryland and Florida, have begun introducing legislation that would alter these circumstances. In context of a legal lens, a minor should be able to access birth control without parental consent, beginning at the age of sixteen, due to the implications of personal sovereignty, particularly in UN charters and declarations, current laws regarding parental and minor consent in medical procedures, and the legal definition of the capability of consent.

Lately, birth control has been a controversial topic because of Donald Trump’s promise to remove the Affordable Care Act, which would, in turn, make birth control another monthly expense for women. When the ACA was put into effect, more than 55 million women no longer had copay and within the first year, it saved women an estimated $1.4 billion on the pill alone. The most recent rule put into place is allowing employers to stop offering contraceptives through their health insurance if they have a religious or moral objection against it. This rule allows the employers to discriminate against women and undermine the importance of women’s health. Birth control is used to allow women to control their lives and future and taking it away would be a denial of basic health care and of basic human rights. It is also a way for women to feel safe and secure with their actions and not have to worry about getting pregnant every time they have sex. There are many opposing views on this major topic because birth control is strictly for women.

According to a report conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine, out of the 6.1 million pregnancies in 2011, 2.8 million of them were unintentional (Cunningham). It is no secret that women use contraceptives, also known as birth control, to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Whether birth control should be funded by insurance companies is a continuous debate in today’s society. This controversial topic is argued by people of different social and religious views. Women’s rights to their own body and violation of the First Amendment’s freedom of religion are arguments brought up in this ongoing debate. Birth control and other forms of contraception should be provided by employer’s health insurance in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies and non-contraceptive reasons.

In this paper I will argue that female birth control should be covered by all private health insurance in the U.S. I chose this statement because after coming to college and befriending many women very passionate about this issue, I have become increasingly invested as well. This issue is especially pertinent in the current political climate, which is why my target audience for this paper is the U.S Congress. The Trump administration is moving to roll back the birth control mandate, and create a loophole in which insurers and employers have the ability to refuse to provide no-cost birth control coverage due to religious or moral beliefs. Currently, only 28 states require insurance plans to cover contraceptives, and 20 of these states allow certain employers and insurers to refuse to comply with the mandate. Additionally, these regulations do not apply to the 61% of workers with self-funded plans, and exclude 15% of large firms (Sobel 2017; Guttmacher 2017). Denying women access to contraception is a social justice issue that has larger impacts on female equality. Birth control is used for much more than safe sex and it is evident from its ability to increase women’s quality of life and life opportunities, decrease health insurance costs, and reduce unplanned pregnancies that both women and society benefit from insurance coverage of female contraception.

Recently, the Trump administration released regulations allowing employers, colleges, and universities to eliminate birth-control coverage from their health care plans due to moral or religious objections (CNBC). These new regulations are not only inhumane, they are argued to be unconstitutional. The primary users of oral contraception are women, so denying women easy access to birth control is considered gender discrimination, because it singles out women and treats medication they need less-favorably, thus violating the Civil Rights Act (Planned Parenthood Action). Many women need birth control for health reasons, infertility, and menstrual cycle irregularities, which is why it is wrong to take away free and easy access to birth control.

Four out of five people experienced women are using the pill. Birth Control is made of estrogens and progesterone that prevents implantation of a fertilized ovum. In other words, it stops a female body to become pregnant. If I were to describe it based on biology the two hormones involved is FSH and LH, which are involved in the normal menstrual cycle, once the cycle ends it then re-starting the cycle after menstrual bleeding and then triggers ovulation at the midpoint of the cycle. When taking birth control what it does it stops for implantation to occur and if there is no implantation the level of hormones drop which then set off menstrual. The way they were able to create such shield they were able to figure out that by altering one or more hormones it can make a difference for the entire cycle. They have used this way to conceal the cycle blocking FSH and LH hormones.

Teal balloons cover the sky, 24x24 inch purple and blue posters in every direction, the hashtag #handsoffmybc is everywhere you turn. Men and women are all gathered in front of the Supreme Court chanting their demands and expressing their opinions. This is the image of supporters during a contraception rally. All of these people have gathered together in order to fight for women’s right to access birth control. Having birth control more readily available would be beneficial to women because of the health benefits and the overall economic well-being of the United States. Women and men have become extremely outraged because of the case Zubik v. Burwell. This Supreme Court case deals with the issues that some religious companies no longer want to cover contraceptive expenses. They would, instead, like a third party to do so. While the case was being tried plaintiffs said, “The ACLU amicus brief supporting the government focuses on the history of race and sex discrimination in this country to demonstrate that our social and legal norms have generally moved past the point where religion can be used to justify discrimination” (“ZUBIK V. BURWELL”). Contraceptive availability is extremely prevalent because of the various reasons why women use birth control, the effects on adoption and abortion rates in countries around the globe, and finally because of the other positive benefits from birth control.