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    ignored. Teen pregnancy is still a problem in america. Even though teen pregnancy rates are declining it is still a problem and there are many ways it can be prevented. Some including abstinence, condoms, birth control pills or implant, and many more (Plannedparenthood.org). Those birth control methods are just four out of twenty to help prevent teen pregnancy. And anyone of these can be the contraceptive that's right for someone. If it is too late

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    of birth control to prevent deaths such as her mother’s from happening and to help the rapid population growth decrease. These influences helped mold her motivations to become the huge feminist figure that she is known as today. Preparation Margaret Sanger was the sixth child out of eleven children in her family. In order for her to go to college and learn about medicine, her older sisters paid for her college education, (Commire, ed., 1994). She would go on to discover researchers for birth control

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    Humans have been using different kinds of contraceptives for millions of years, but to this day nothing quite compares to the effectivity and influence of "the pill". Formally known as the Combined oral contraceptive pill, or COCP, the birth control pill was an idea initially suggested by Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger in the early nineteen-fifties. Since then, the little pill has created a BIG impact. Women now had the option to focus on things other than motherhood, and social roles

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    talk with their children and teens about sex and the importance of safe sex. With teen pregnancy dropping it is important for teen to know about safe sex, prevention of pregnancy and what options they have if they become pregnant. Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that “in 2013 there was a total of 273,105 babies born to teens ages 15-19 but this is a drop of 10% from 2012” (Reproductive) It is very important for parents to get involved with their teens both girls and boys, and talk

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    rent. Women should not have to worry about an accidental pregnancy because they lack the funding necessary for birth control. While women still fight to get birth control covered by insurance, men’s Viagra is covered under most health insurance companies since 1998. Opposers of birth control will always be there, but the facts of this matter out weigh any claim they have. Birth control can be used not only to help prevent unexpected pregnancies, treat serious illness, treat acne, reduce the risk

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    Change: Margaret Sanger’s 1925 Speech Margaret Sanger’s, The Children’s Era, exudes knowledge on how contraceptives and birth-control will create a better world for the children. This paper conducts a Neo-Aristotelian analysis of Margaret Sanger’s 1925 speech. It contributes to rhetorical theory by advancing knowledge of how rhetors create a consensus on the use of birth-control and contraceptives. The paper proceeds first by establishing the context of the speech, which will include the target audience

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    the right to have control over their own bodies. Sanger’s journey began when her mother died from tuberculosis. Her mother had 11 children and seven miscarriages (“Our history”). After her mother passed, Sanger decided to study birth control. Giving out birth control and information about it was illegal during that time. Although Sangers goals were illegal she still had to fight for

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    Margaret Sanger’s Planned Parenthood Essay

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    white supremacy was being challenged by an ever-increasing African population, a woman named Margaret Sanger “sought to purify America’s breeding stock and purge America’s bad stains” (Planned Parenthood). She set out to establish the American Birth Control League, which eventually became the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA). Sanger’s actions provoked much controversy because at the time not only was contraception illegal in the United States, but it was denounced by almost every major

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    pregnancy rates. There are multiple ways that a women’s pregnancy rate could be significantly reduced, by the use of birth control. In the articles, “Global Overpopulaton” by Hobart Rowen and “When Birth Control Isn 't for Birth Control" by Karen Klein and "How to Make Birth Control More Effective." by Danielle Braff, these are great examples of how utilizing birth control will aid in the control of maintaining and reducing the growing population rates. Including the possible results, if a solution is not

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    There are over 650 Planned Parenthood health centers across the United States, yet not everyone will receive the help they need. Planned Parenthood has been helping women take care of their bodies and take control of their lives since 1916. For so many people, topics like birth control and abortion are taboo and this should not be an acceptable way to live. This world is so new and needs to be a place where women can make decisions about their bodies without concern or judgement from others.

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