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    may have on them. Something needs to be forced to stop young females from having babies at a young age, and birth control may be the best answer for the crisis of teenaged pregnancies. Birth control has been around for many years, and it is constantly improving to help out our upcoming teens. Once the young girls start their first menstrual cycle, their bodies start changing, and birth control can be prescribed. It can be prescribed by the doctor, the clinic, or the health department. The girls should

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    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

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    Recently, the debate concerning the availability of birth control affects more women and teenagers each day. Advocates for over the counter birth control argue those who believe prescribed birth control composes the safest, most reliable results. Over the counter simply means by ordinary retail purchase, with no need for a prescription or license. Any girl, of any age can purchase the birth control at retailers such as Walgreens, Rite-Aid, and Walmart. Some debate the easier access will persuade

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    contraceptive options. A contraception is, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation.” (Merriam-Webster 494). Oral birth control pills are one of the most popular and effective contraception options but the unavailability of these pills makes this option difficult for many women. Birth control has been used in various forms since approximately

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    that the moment is right. Birth control is not only valuable in protecting young teens from getting pregnant, but also has its health advantages. To add to that, the child may want to begin taking birth control before they do so, but it becomes a very uncomfortable and awkward topic for a child to discuss with their parents. There are many unsupportive parents that become sensitive to this topic, and may deny birth control to their daughters. In other words, birth control should be available to teenage

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    Birth Control Availability Birth control, also known as contraception and fertility control, is a method or device used to prevent pregnancy. It is also an effective way to help women reduce acne, make periods regular, and easing menstrual cramps. The ones who are less informed about sex or birth control are teenagers, who usually have to deal with consequences and pay a big price for that. That’s way it is very important to inform our society, especially teenagers about sex, sexual transmitted

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    condoms. Birth control is not nearly as accessible, but it needs to be. Easily accessible, affordable birth control is a human right and benefit nationally. The prescription requirement to obtain birth control is not justified and must be eradicated. According to data from a 2012 article that appeared in the Contraception Journal, a study was done on 147 countries and data obtained from that study showed that about 70 percent of the countries in some way offer oral contraceptive birth control without

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    Accessible Birth Control in the United States A total of 730,322 abortions were reported from the Centers for Disease Control in 2011. This could easily be resolved with proper usage of birth control. But the fact of the matter is that only 62% of women are actually using proper birth control, now this may seem like a lot of women, but there is 158.6 million women in the United States alone so 58.5 million are currently not on any birth control which is a huge amount of women. Birth control needs

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    of all teenage pregnancies end in abortion. Birth control is a method that could help lessen the risk of teen pregnancy, thus, possibly lessening the abortion and adoption rate. Teenage girls are hesitant when asking parents to be put on birth control because most parents assume it is an excuse to be sexually active. These teen girls are unable to be prescribed birth control without parental consent before the age of eighteen. Therefore, birth control pills or other methods such as the depo shot

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    the same thing about an unplanned pregnancy. The invention of birth control was such an amazing invention because; it allowed women to have an option of just advoiding pregnancy, until they are ready. Tuesday, September 19th, Highland Family Planning made a visit to Nazareth College for the Campus Safety Week event. Highland Family Planning (HFP) offers so much to the community. They specialize in affordable and confidential birth control services, as well as STD testing and treatment, pregnancy testing

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