Without Prescription. According To The Center For Disease

Birth control has prevented many unwanted teen pregnancies, “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, teen births in the United States reached a historic low in 2015, which can be explained in large part by an increased use of contraception among young people” (Gebelhoff, Robert). As of right now, women have to get a prescription to get oral contraceptives from their doctor. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, this movement to make access to these contraceptives is supported by them. Although, teenagers are more likely to use birth control pills compared to using condoms, they are not being influenced by their sexual or emotional pressures. This article also says, the public-health benefits from

Currently Teenagers are trying to grow up too quickly. They want to be just like the TV characters they idolize and will change themselves to do so. There are shows on TV like “16 and pregnant” that basically insinuate; if you have sex and get pregnant then you will get paid to be on television. Most teens do not go to their parents for birth control because they are afraid. In general teenagers do not want their parents knowing they are having sex. Having access to birth control, with or without the parents permission, can be a touchy subject. With this point, getting birth control without parental consent is a debatable

Birth control should not be allowed for teens because of the cost. According to Planned Parenthood, “Birth control can cost from $0-50 and that does not include the doctor price/visit,” (Where Can I Buy Birth Control Pills & How Much Do They Cost). Not everyone has the money to pay for birth control on their own so not everyone can afford it. Erin Gloria Ryan stated, “The high cost of birth control has prompted 25% of women who make less than $75,000 per year to put off going to the doctor. About 29% of women in the same income range have used their birth control method incorrectly in an attempt to try to make it last longer,” (Actually, Birth Control's Pretty Expensive). Lots of women are not using their birth control the right way due to trying to make it last longer since they can't really afford it so much. Some people think that birth control is a form of abortion. This prevents having a fertilized egg even though this is not what birth control is used for it helps this process. They also say birth control is unnatural and interferes with conceiving a child. They're trying to say that birth control interferes with the world's natural order ruining the cycle of conceiving a child. Although the core of this argument seems valid, it has a mistake in it's logic. Birth control should be allowed for teens so that not so many teen girls are dropping out of school early due to unwanted or unplanned

Teenagers should have access to birth control because reduces the teen birth rate. Only one out of every five teen mothers received any support from their child's father , 80% end up welfare. Drop out of school and are less likely to be able to support themselves. Only one would end up playing the role , they end up having to get wic ,

Today, in every state, teenagers can get contraceptives to protect themselves against unwanted pregnancies even if they can’t talk about sex with their parents. However, some state and federal lawmakers want to take away the teens’ right to do that confidentially. They want to prevent teenagers from getting prescription birth control unless they first tell their parents. Many opponents argue that these proposals would rapidly turn back the clock on public health policy, and put teenagers at risk. After extensively researching the topic, I believe that teenage girls should have the ability to access prescription birth control without parental consent. With results of evidence based research, I hope to persuade you to also believe that requiring

Women below the age of 18 should be allowed access to birth control. Women should have access to birth control to avoid unwanted pregnancy; this is especially true for underage women. Almost “half of U.S. pregnancies are unintended” (Rettner). The number of underage and unplanned pregnancies is outrageous. In 2014 in the United States, there were “249,078 babies born to females” between the ages of fifteen to nineteen years of age (Trends). The number of underage pregnancies would be decreased if all females were allowed access to birth control. Utah has an organization that helps women understand and get help with birth control called HER. Their goal is to provide “birth control to 7,000 women” in Utah for free (Hatch). In Colorado “free IUDs” have been provided to women (Hatch). These options should be provided to females all over the United States. If all women had access to Birth control, there would be many fewer underage and unplanned pregnancies. “Selling birth control over the counter” comes with many risks (Rettner). Like all prescription drugs, this drug comes with many side effects. There is also the concern about females who should not or are not allowed to take the drug because of health

Another reason why birth control should be readily available for high school teenagers is that unprotected sex leads to abortions. The issue of abortion is already a majorly controversial topic in the world today especially in politics. Even though there are two sides of the argument regarding abortions, both sides would agree that the killing of an unborn child is very severe and a very difficult decision to make, regardless of whether or not it should be legal. The slaughtering of an unborn child is inhumane and no couple should have to make that decision solely because they are not ready for a child. Most high school

Over the years, access to birth control has remained quite regulated. These harsh regulations make the process for teens, who are using the pill for their own health, uncomfortable and socially awkward. Many teens use the pill to regulate natural female occurrences and are looked down upon due to the social stigma behind the pill. Although some say that allowing teens more access to birth control can teach them that certain behaviors are okay, easier access to the pill would allow young women to take more control of their lives and have the ability to function the entire month without complications.

Contraceptive access and use has been an extremely controversial topic for the past few decades. Available or not, most young girls don't have access to the contraceptives, causing unintended pregnancies and a rise in abortion rates. But, should birth control be provided to teenagers by the government to reduce teen pregnancies?

According to the Center of Disease Control (CDC), teen pregnancy rates have decreased by 11 percent to those aged 15-19 years in the years 2013 to 2014. If a continuum of these rates is to be achieved, birth control should be available to teen girls without a prescription because they can prevent unintended pregnancies. Also, the staggering abortion rates could be lowered due to the use of oral contraceptives being available at any time. If condoms can be bought in stores to help guys protect themselves, birth control should be over the counter. Birth control pills should be available to teenage girls because teenage boys have availability to condoms, it would lower teen pregnancy rates, and lastly it gives young girls control over their own body.

“By 2014, the teen birth rate had fallen to an historic low of 24.2 live births per one thousand females aged fifteen–nineteen” (Birth Control 1). Alice had been feeling ill the past couple of weeks, she didn’t think anything of it until it was the second week she had been feeling ill. After school one day she went to the store and bought a home pregnancy test, when she took it, it was positive. All of the issues of telling her parents she was pregnant could have been avoided if birth control was available without parental consent. Birth control should be available to teenagers without parental consent because teenagers have a right to their privacy, it’s used for other reasons than safe sex, and not having access to it could put their health at risk.

Although allowing over the counter birth control will make it easier for teens to protect themselves in a much easier, time saving way, anyone would be able to obtain it. This means that if they do not take precautions with making sure the pill is right for them, the pill may cause harmful effects. These harmful effects include: hypertension, migraines, and hormonal changes. (Bedsider) Prescription birth control would be less dangerous because doctors would perform safety screenings that would make sure that the birth control pill is right for the patients, which would keep the patients from having to self-prescribe and possibly develop these conditions. (Walden) These safety screenings include questions such as if the patient has diabetes,

Birth control should be easily accessible to women of all ages, no matter the circumstance. Teen pregnancy is a very serious problem and our society needs to look at a way to fix it. Many young women feel ashamed about their sexuality because of the standards society puts on birth control use in younger women. Higher birth control usage in young women would significantly decrease drug and alcohol addictions, high school dropout rates, and depression in young women, due to teen pregnancy.

Seven hundred fifty thousand teenagers, ages fifteen to nineteen, become pregnant each year (“Facts”). Teenage birth specialists have often debated whether or not teenagers should have access to birth control and other contraceptives. Although some people think teenagers having birth control will promote promiscuity, birth control should be accessible to teens because they will put themselves at a higher risk for disease and pregnancy without it, and more teenage girls would get a high school diploma with it.

"Teen pregnancy in the United States: In 2015, a total of 229,715 babies were born to women aged 15-19 years old, for a birth rate of 22.3 per 1,000 women in this age group. This is another record for U.S. teens and a drop of 8% from 2014. Although reasons for the declines are not totally clear, evidence suggests these declines are due to more teens abstaining from sexual activity, and more teens who are sexually active using birth control than in previous years. Still, the U.S. teen pregnancy rate is substantially higher than in other western industrialized nations, and racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in teen birth rates persist (cdc.gov)." As teenagers (in the United States), we are peer pressured or tempted to try new things. Some teens tend to try out drugs, and alcohol. However, some are having unprotected sex in which, is leads to having babies. This is called, teenage pregnancy. This has caused the United States to create records based off of the statistics and facts given from, researchers across the United States. In order to help prevent teenage pregnancy in the United States, teenagers must understand why, having a baby now isn’t such a smart move on their part.