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    Of Birth Control Opposes say that birth control should not be given to the general public because pregnancy is not a disease that can be cure but a natural state. Birth control can be used for many things not only to regulate birth rated but to also help with other health issues for women. For example birth control can also help shorten a menstrual cycle and help with the pain of menstrual cycle cramps, birth control can also help prevent teen pregnancies and lower abortion rates. Birth control

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    planet if we make birth control completely accessible. Unintended children, as much of a blessing they may turn out to be, come with a financial and environmental tax that everyone has to pay. These children contribute to overpopulation, which is directly connected to climate change. The literature supports this as well. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2014), cites a study “estimating a 30 percent decrease in emissions by 2100 if women without access to birth control were provided

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    Birth Control Should Be Sold Without a Prescription In the article "Physicians: Birth Control Should Be Sold Without a Prescription,” the author Jacque Wilson writes about the ongoing movement to allow birth control pills to be sold over the counter (OTC). Wilson begins the article by stating that women may be able to buy birth control pills alongside ibuprofen and cough drops, if the recommendation by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is adopted. The author also talks about

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    receive prescriptions for birth control. This causes women to fall into unexpected pregnancies, not to mention if they’re underage, most won’t be allowed to have an abortion and will have to raise an unwanted child that completely “ruins” their lives. If only these women were allowed to do the complete natural act of sexual intercourse without having to worry if their partner put on a condom or “pulled out” in time. Hence, teenage women should be allowed to obtain birth control without having to obtain

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    1.5 million women in the United States rely on birth control and other contraceptive methods for non contraception reasons (Many American Women ❡1). When people think of contraception they think of birth control, but do not take into consideration the various other reasons it is beneficial. When it comes to contraception, women's rights are belittled and ignored due to others religious or moral beliefs. Society is uneducated on contraceptive options and the lifelong benefits it contains, therefore

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    Birth control is a powerful tool. It gives women the power to choose when they are ready to have a baby, with whom they wish to have it with, and how many children to limit the family to. In the past, women had no control over childbearing due to many restrictions. With Margaret Sanger’s efforts, birth-control awareness became accepted by the people and the legal system, changing the lives of countless women in their fight towards equal opportunity. She changed the way that childbearing was viewed

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    The Stigma Around Teenage Girls and Birth Control Birth control is defined as the act of preventing pregnancy. It comes in many forms and has been around since ancient times, only, it wasn’t until 1960, when women were given greater control over their body when the first birth control pill was approved by the US Food & Drug Administration to be sold. Even though birth control is a proven method for preventing sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy, some parents struggle with moral and

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    Birth Control Pregnancy Birth Control is the act of preventing pregnancy. Methods include medications, procedures, devices, and behaviors. Birth Control is also known as a contraceptive and fertility control. The problem with birth control is it has serious and dangerous side effects to them. The federal government should get rid of birth control pills by banning them to be sold, brought, or given by doctors. We can get rid of birth control by discontinuing to sell them in pharmacies,

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    Birth control Wait, you can prevent pregnancy? Teenage girls seem to ask themselves this question more often than needed to. There is now medicine to prevent being pregnant, starting from a pill down to an implant. You choose the one you're most comfortable with using. Birth control should be available for teens who are sexually active with or without parent consent. (webmd 1) Birth control for teens, is the subject of more dispute than it is for adults.(overview pg.3) But with typical use, hormonal

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    Birth control is the practice of preventing pregnancies that women may not want to occur. The way birth control is typically used is with a contraceptive, which is a device or drug that plays a role in the prevention of unwanted pregnancies. There is no known device or drug that has 100% reliability of making sure a women does not become pregnant, except for abstaining from sexual intercourse. The most dependable ways to control pregnancies are the birth control pill, evra patch, and the condom.

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