The Lack Of Female Education Contraception

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.

In contemporary American society, birth control has become more readily accessible to women, which is indicated by the increased usage of contraception in society. The number of birth

More than half of all women of reproductive age in the United States use some form of contraceptive (Daniels, Daugherty, and Jones, 2014). Of those, most are on the oral-contraceptive pill. Even with new regulations in place to supposedly increase access to preventive services, there is still an issue of women who are sexually active, do not wish to become pregnant within the next year, and who are not using a form of contraception. Clinician and facility based barriers are the largest deterrent for these women. By removing the barriers to contraceptive counseling and services, women will have greater access to their health.

This essay will examine the demand for and prevalence of contraceptives in the United States. The history of birth control in the U.S. begins long before the infamous 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision affirming the legality of abortion. Birth control has not always been accessible, safe or reliable. Despite many myths, there are a multitude of reasons why a woman would choose to prevent or end a pregnancy including not being able to support a child.

One of the many purposes of birth control is to avoid unwanted pregnancies. In this day and age the decision to take birth control should be a mere right and not a debate, but society has still not fully accepted the use of birth control even though “ninety-eight percent of women use birth control at some point in their lives” (Milligan, 2014, p. 3). Birth control has unfortunately earned a negative stigma because it allows women to have sex without getting pregnant and that is frowned upon throughout parts of society. Some members of society have even compared the use of birth control to abortion. Women who choose to take birth control should not be judged and the use of birth control amongst women should no longer be considered disgraceful. The reliable access to birth control should be made available to all women no matter their race, age, and class.

Since its implementation in 2010, President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has been a popular controversial topic in ethical and political affairs. Besides its requirements that employers must offer the approved insurance plans and employees must purchase them, its most disputed issue is the Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate, more commonly known as the contraception mandate. To summarize, all insurance agencies and plans must offer and cover the full cost at least one of the approved eighteen types of contraception in the PPACA, which excludes any form of abortionist procedures. For the last five years, this mandate has been at the core of several court cases that question the supposed line between the

Perhaps one of the most pressing issues faced by women in Many African countries today are the many barriers preventing them from having access to sexual health and family planning services. “The World Health Organization (WHO) defines family planning as “the ability of individuals and couples to anticipate and attain their desired number of children and the spacing and timing of their births. It is achieved through use of contraceptive methods and the treatment of involuntary infertility” (Tessema, Gizachew Assefa, 2). By examining the causes of what is preventing women in areas Africa from taking control of their sexual health, and the number of children they wish to have, possible solutions can be contrived. In Kenya for example, “20.9 percent

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 Contraceptive CHOICE Project enrolled 9256 women in the St Louis area from 2007. The women were between the ages of 14 and 45 and were mostly young and poor. The study educated them about the full range of contraceptive options and provided whichever one they preferred. Participants were followed for three years. It found a teenage birth rate of 6.3 per 1000 among the study participants, far below the national average of 34.3 per 1000 over the same period. The number of abortions fell by 21% among all women in the study area, compared with no change in the number of abortions in the rest of Missouri (P Obstetrics and gynecology 120.6 (2012):

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.

Many woman and girls in Chad are not attended to during their pregnancy, with about 23.7% of woman being attended to by skilled doctors. The reason their is such a limitation on accessing health care for woman and girls is because of poverty. Thier are so many people who live below the poverty line, approximately 80% of Chadians do. Due to this high number of people below the poverty line their is no access or a limited access to health care for woman. This high rate of poverty in Chad causes a chain reaction affecting contraceptive prelevance as well as education. Chad has a low percentage of literacy, about 31.8%, and girls in Chad have a very low enrollment in secondary school. There are large gender inequality for example per school compilation rates for girls are estimated at 25%. This lack of education is very serious which has large consequences such as high maternal mortality rate. But education is not the only serious aspect to this predicament but as well as early marriages, with marriages being arranged at early as 11 or 12. This problem is a very dangerous and serious threat to woman and girls in Chad, as well as to the whole

Contraception is an entity that many people take for granted. In the past, women did not have any access to contraceptives because they did not exist at the time. As time passed, the thought of contraceptives began to bloom, but the idea was thought to be “obscene.” This was in a time where women had very few rights, and one of the rights they were forbidden to have was the right to have access to contraceptives and be active in the planning of their families and fertility. Whether in a relationship or not, women who were sexually active faced the risk of becoming pregnant on several occasions. It was not uncommon to see families consisting of 6, 7, 8, and even higher numbers of children. Women would desire to have children, but not always

In the sub-Saharan African countries, due to gender inequality, women have limited control over their lives. Cultures and laws demand that women are monitored and controlled by men. Consequently, females born in the area are expected to become wives at a young age and to obey every single command they are given. There is no free will for women, and they do not have the power to decide on contraception or on sex itself. Some of the poorer countries have laws and regulations that deny women birth control without the consent of a spouse or

The topic of birth control can include so many arguments and debates about whether or not it’s right or wrong. Some religions don’t allow things that prevent a natural pregnancy. There is no right or wrong answer, because it’s all based on preference. Let’s back it up, what is birth control? According to the Medicine Net, “it is the use of any practices, methods, or devices to prevent pregnancy. The method may or may not be reversible or irreversible depending on the method.” By reversing birth control, I mean being able to get pregnant at a later time of being off of certain contraceptive methods. There are many different types of birth control for women to use. Some may have a preference of being able to stop the birth control at any given minute, and some may want to stay on the method for months to years at a time. There are even methods that help make things easier for women to use. Although some are more effective than others, the use is all the same.

The morality of contraception is subjective and heavily controversial among families, religious organizations, activist groups, politicians, and corporations. Contraception was first defined in the late 1800’s as the deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation by various techniques, drugs, or devices though contraceptive methods have been used and their morality debated for thousands of years. Raised in the Catholic faith, the teachings I have received did not support the use of contraceptives. Growing into maturity, life experience, and my own personal system of values has driven a change in my perspective on the morality of contraception. This narrative describes my position on the morality of contraceptives with consideration for the most common arguments against their use, effects on women’s health, and the role of equality in determining the morality of contraceptives.