...Birth control is the practice of preventing unwanted pregnancies, typically by use of contraception. Contraception means prevention of conception or impregnation. Birth control means restriction of the number of offspring by means of contraceptive measures, projects, programs, or methods to control reproduction by either improving or diminishing fertility. Birth control involves one or more actions, sexual practices, medications followed to intentionally prevent or reduce the likelihood of pregnancy or childbirth and devices. The three major routes of birth control to prevent or end pregnancy include contraception the prevention of fertilization of the ovum by sperm cells, chemical or surgical induction of the developing embryo/fetus, and the contragestion preventing the fertilized egg from implantation known as the morning after pill. Contraception is the use of various drugs, devices, sexual practices, agents, or surgical procedures to prevent conception or impregnation. Contraception helps plan if and when one becomes pregnant. The condom is the only current contraception device that helps protect sexual partners from sexually transmitted infections. Contraception use as well as abortion is the red hot issue in the contemporary times. Females in the United States of America have become accustomed to contraception and abortion. Several conditions are undesired for getting kids into the world. Hence, there are several motives for the utilization of birth-control...
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...people. Not only would birth control help to slow the population growth rate, but it can also help to prevent the high rate for infant deaths (Miller et al 2012). Less than 5 percent of people in most countries in Africa use contraceptives (Rengel, M 2000). If this number was higher and more people were aware of the benefits of birth control, and it was accessible to them, it would help everyone and the planet overall (Rengel, M 2000). 2) It is only reasonable to accept that birth control is not merely a matter of morals, but also of ethics (Steinbock, B 2011). It may be immoral to prevent conception, but it is unethical to willingly allow ourselves to cause unwanted pregnancies that will result in more destitution. 3) As a counterpoint to the second anti-birth control argument, developing a market for contraceptives may in fact reduce the number of women victimized by those who want them to be sterile (Gordon, L 2002). Contraceptive methods have not caused a decrease, but rather an increase, in the sexual freedoms of women in developed and developing countries alike (Lysaught et al 2012). If women are able to use contraception, they may be able to prevent becoming pregnant and being subject to cruel treatment. Against: 1) Religious or moral convictions. The idea of deliberately preventing a human life from forming contrary to nature and/or God's law can be very disturbing to many people. Religious adherents vary widely in their views on birth control. This can be true...
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...Subsidized birth control would keep women off welfare The state currently has $118 million in unused welfare funds. Instead of using it for corrective action, we should look into using it in preventive ways. Instead of paying people after they have children and have fallen on hard times, why not offer some money to use long-term birth control (LTBC) such as Norplant? Imagine if the state allocated money to clinics so that LTBC would be free and the women volunteering for it would receive $500. This would greatly appeal to college students, those on financial aid, the hungry/homeless and the drug addicted. None of these people are in a position where having a child would be beneficial. In New York City a program like this was implemented. In the first nine months 838 women took advantage of it. Prior to having LTBC those women had a combined total of 1,322 abortions, with some having had 15. When a "drug baby" is born the medical costs often exceed $100,000, and the child is prone to strokes, seizures, ADD, heart and respiratory problems. The cost of the implant (around $500) and the money paid to the woman for getting it is a small price to pay to avoid these abortions, medical costs and all the children's suffering. Often a family lives paycheck to paycheck. A family like this might not be able to afford $500 for birth control, and if they have another child it could be enough to financially break them. LTBC could help a family like this avoid going greatly in debt...
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...Birth Control: Availability to Teens. Many teenagers today are very sexually active and take the risk that comes with sexual intercourse. Education is our number once source in getting sexual information out to our teens: “We have got to start educating our teenagers by introducing the ABC's for sexual education. "A-abstinence; B-be faithful; C-latex condoms." (Rosenthal 113). A type of contraceptive, also called birth control, is to do just that: control birth. Teen and teen births are greatly rising over the years due to lack of education, contraceptives, and finances. Teenagers now days do not wait till a certain age to become sexually active, more and more teens are starting at a younger age. Whether they are having sex or engaging in another form of sexual activity. “The principle behind age-of-consent law is that teens below a certain age are not mature enough to make an intelligent decision about engaging in sexual activity. Twenty-six states set the age of consent for medical making decisions at twelve years of age, yet no state sets the age sexual consent at less than sixteen. Some states provide no provisions for sexual relations between teens of the same age, provided that they are older than twelve, but there is always a penalty if one of the partners is a certain number of years older. Teens are no better prepared to make decisions about their medical health; so then the school or other public authority should inform the parents. Supporters of the lower age...
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...The Birth Control Pill: Providing Surprises In Life Allison Wang California Polytechnic University Pomona Professor Lord ANT 350 Research Paper Abstract The pharmaceutical field has overcome countless medical feats since the early times. While “the pill” itself was considered a brand new invention, the idea of creating a birth control pill was not. Since the old times primitive condoms were made from animal intestines and fish bladders. However, it wasn’t until after Margaret Sanger’s multiple convictions and persistent attitude, that a judge ended the Comstock era, providing Sanger with the opportunity to stress the importance of having birth control in th for of a pill to the public. In less than a decade after Sanger persuaded Pincus to begin working on the contraceptive, Pincus created a pill that tested to be 100 percent effective. However, in 1957, while the Food and Drug Adminsitration approved the pill, it was not approved as a contraceptive but rather as a treatment for women that experienced sever menstrual disorders. It was not until 1960 that the drug was actually approved as a contraceptive. Despite this, many controversies arose from the contraceptive leading to its many transformations. Because the original pill had many side effects that were largely ignored, a newer pill with a smaller dosage was created, coming with a decreased risk of developing ovarian cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, and deficiency anemia in the users. Later on...
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...Birth control The expansion of the world population is the most important problem that should be solved in order not to confront in the near future big social problems such as bad economic circumstances and lack of resources, food and housing. Birth control, although may lead to religious, cultural and moral objections, is the fastest way to reduce the population growth rate. Therefore, governments should begin programs of birth control even in a compulsory manner due to the fact that group survival is more important than individual freedom. First of all, a high birth rate means an ever-growing population, which needs more accommodation, education, and health care. When you fail to control high birth rates, this will bring about an expansion in the population. Increasing needs of the expanding population cannot be provided easily. Hence, it will cause malnutrition, health problems and dissatisfaction among people. Furthermore, with a high birth rate in a rapidly growing population, social problems will lead to social crises and explosion. Therefore, high birth rate in a population is a very serious problem that should be solved as fast as possible to avoid crises in the country in concern. Another negative aspect of high birth rate is the reduction of the natural resources of a country. The diminishing natural resources also bring about high inflation rate and unfavorable economic conditions. When natural resources of a country fail to meet the growing domestic need, prices...
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...WORLD ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST BIRTH CONTROL Argument 1 for Birth Control: Birth control paves the way for responsible family planning. In today’s hard times, it is but a couple’s due diligence to properly plan for family life. Planned pregnancies ensure that both the soon-to-be father and mother are ready for the daunting task of taking care of a child. Planning for a family entails not just financial investment but emotional investment as well. Until the couple is ready to face the realities and hardships of parenthood, birth control must be practiced. It may be accomplished via 100% abstinence from sex or thru other medically acceptable means. Birth control helps any couple to engage in sexual relations while controlling the timing of when they would start a family together. Argument 2 for Birth Control: Birth control saves lives and reduces abortion. The conscious decision of birth control and the access to various methods have proven effective in the prevention of unwanted pregnancies. There is an extremely large possibility that unwanted pregnancies lead to abortion, especially for countries that are non-Catholic. It is also a fact that during childbirth, there is a high risk of death as well. If birth control is practiced, you prevent unwanted and untimely pregnancy and you do not only save the unborn child but the mother as well. Argument 3 for Birth Control: Birth control prevents destitution or utter poverty. Providing quality of life to one’s...
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...Birth order is defined as a person's rank by age among his or her siblings. Birth order is often believed to have a profound affect on ones distinctive character, behavior and intelligence. For our culminating task I chose the topic of birth order because it birth order has a direct relation with the family and is vary relatable topic to everyone. I thought it would be interesting research and learn more about this theory; because it gives insight on to why people the way they are. The research question I sought to find out was: Does birth order effect the combination of characteristics and qualities that form an individual's personality, behavior and intelligence and if so, how does it affect a person's distinctive character? To begin my research I first formed a hypothesis based on my general knowledge and inquiry on the subject. My hypothesis was that the chronological placement of siblings within a family would affect the combination of characteristics and qualities that form an individual's distinctive character, behavior and intelligence. My thinking was that in General, parents are excited and anticipated about their first child and hence, tend to be overly protective and pay more attention, investment, as well as expectation on this child. However, parents’ attention, investment, and expectation vary across children. As the second child arrives in the family, the firstborn may experience dethronement and the same happens to the second born once a third child arrives...
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...All women and men should have control over if and when they become parents. Making decisions about birth control, or contraception is not easy - there are many things to think about. Learning about birth control methods you or your partner can use to prevent pregnancy and talking with your health care provider are two good ways to get started. There is no "best" method of birth control. Each method has its own pros and cons. Some methods work better than others do at preventing pregnancy. The birth control method you choose should take into account: your overall health, how often you have sex, the number of sexual partners you have, if you want to have children, how well each method works, any potential side effects, and your comfort level with using the method. Let’s take a look at Contraceptive Pill. It was invented in 1960 and led to a revolution in the history of contraception by enabling women to control their menstrual cycle. Some fifty years later, after many new inventions were added to the list of contraception methods, the pill remains the main form of female contraception. The advantages of using the Pill is that: It’s very effective against pregnancy if used correctly, menstrual periods are more regular and lighter, it decreases menstrual cramps and acne, you are less likely to get ovarian and uterine cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, ovarian cysts, and anemia. And it doesn’t interrupt lovemaking. The disadvantages of using the Pill are the cost or...
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...Birth Control 11/18/14 History21 Emma Goldman was one of the first one to speak to speak out on the topic of birth control. Goldman recognized that without birth control a woman, either married or single could not really enjoy sexual freedom and pleasure without the fear and worry of unwanted pregnancy. Few birth controls were available to women in the 1920’s, women were to used condoms, douching and withdrawal, and the most common practiced for birth control was illegal abortion. Also many women died from the effects such as is bleeding and infections and improperly performed abortions. If a woman was wealthy she was most likely to be able to afford an abortion, but if a woman was poor she would not it not be able to afford for this kind of procedure done, so she would make home remedies using herbs or using other methods such as inserting hangers, hooks and knitting needles inside themselves. Emma Goldman, hoped that birth control would helped woman to control their own sexuality and to have an alternative to abortion. Today, we have many safe and a number of effective birth control methods available to us, and not only for women but choices for men as well. There is also a lot of information available to learn which method is best for our body and to fit our needs. Birth control comes in different options from pills that needs to be taken everyday, to injections that are due every 90 days to implants, to Intra-uterine devices that are placed into a women’s uterus...
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...Tianna Lee Jan. 7, 2013 Period 1 Title: Birth Control over the counter Thesis: As a woman, one should be able to decide for herself whether or not to get birth control. I. Intro A. Birth Control is now free, but you still need a prescription (or a different/better hook) 1. As a woman you should be able to choose whether you want to get birth control a. Having it over the counter can make it easier to decrease the amount of unplanned pregnancy. B. Transition I. Evidence A. Simplify the process 1. Save time and money from going to the doctor B. For uninsured women, it would decrease the cost, when the price of a visit to the doctor is included C. Give more access and encourage woman to take birth control. I. Counter argument A. Need a doctor’s visit 1. Blood clots and oral contraceptives that are better for some people then others B. Also some people argue that some people shouldn’t be having sex out of wedlock, which is stupid because it is the woman choice I. Conclution A. As a woman, one should be able to decide for herself whether or not to get birth control. 1. B. Talk a little about counter example C. Ending hook Works Cited "Birth Control." PolicyMic. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2012. "Bobby Jindal: Sell Birth Control Over The Counter." Outside the Beltway. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2012. "HEY THERE." Getting Birth Control Over-the-Counter. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec....
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...Katelyn Brandenburg Audience: People who are interested in learning about birth order and how it affects life. Purpose: To show how people how birth order effects their life. Many wonder why they act so differently from their siblings. Parents want to know why Sally is a straight A student, but little Jack cannot get anything higher than a C if his life depended on it. Who we become and what we accomplish in our lives is all up to us, nobody decides our fate but ourselves. Our birth order is the order in which are placed into this world. Everyone is born into a family, whether we come first, second or even fifth is out of our control. There are certain traits that tend to follow each one of the positions in birth order. Whether we like it or not, where we are born in the family line up has some effect on us all throughout our lives. From the time we are born, our tiny baby minds are absorbing every piece of information we can possibly find. Our personalities take shape in these early years, and one thing that surrounds us in this time is our family; they take care of us and teach us all the things we will need to survive. Our family shapes our personality no matter if we want it to or not, they will have some effect on how we act, speak and even how we present ourselves. First borns tend to be the golden children. They are the first to come and everything they do is new to the parents. They are the first to walk, talk and to make parents hearts melt. Their baby book is...
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...BIRTH OF A NATION Birth of a Nation is a movie released in 1915 and based on Thomas Dixon’s novel The clansman. It is a silent black and white movie and it runs more than 3hours. It was directed by David Wake Griffith, who did other films which were far less successful than Birth of a Nation. For this film, more than 10 000 people were casted, and it took around three years to make it. It is considered one of the most significant film in American history ;even considered as the first real film produced as it was seen by millions more people than had ever seen other movie. Its nowadays studied as a masterpiece of political propaganda but back then,for many people it was seen as « writing history with Lightning » as President Wilson stated. THE PLOT TRAILER Birth of a nation , for its lenght and fast pace,has a rich and very complex storyline. It is divided in two parts ; the first part takes place during the Civil War and the second part during The Reconstruction. Briefly summed up, it narrates the story of 2 families, on one side we have The Northern Stoneman’s who are pro union and come from Washington DC. Austin Stoneman, the father of the family is an abolitonist leader in the House of representatives. He has three children ; a daughter Elsie and two sons Phil and Tod. on the other side we have the Camerons who are Pro Confederacy. They own slaves and live in a plantation in South Carolina. Their slaves are depicted as happy and life as peaceful. The...
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...Time U.S. “When the Portland, Maine, School Committee voted 7-2 Wednesday night to make birth control pills available to middle school girls as young as 11. The response provided the latest evidence that adults still have trouble talking about sex with each other, much less with our kids. The debate was passionate, as you'd expect over an issue that touches so deeply our concerns about what our kids know and do — and when — and the messages we send them. To school officials and public health advocates who favored the measure, this was a question of confronting reality. Five of the 134 students who visited King Middle School's health center last year admitted they were sexually active; in the last four years, Portland's three middle schools reported 17 pregnancies, not counting miscarriages or unreported pregnancies that ended in abortions. Parents may be in denial, officials suggested, they may fervently want children to delay sexual activity, but if you know for a fact that kids are having sex then the responsible thing to do is to warn them about sexually transmitted diseases and help prevent them from getting pregnant. The message was not "value neutral": "We do certainly sit down and speak with them about why that's not a good choice," said Portland's school nurse coordinator Amanda Rowe, referring to sexually active students. "But there are some who persist — even though we don't like to think about that — in being sexually active, and they need to be protected." And...
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...In “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is about a man who is married to a beautiful, stunning woman, everything about her is beautiful even her voice, but to him she has one flaw. His wife has a birthmark on her cheek. It is a small birthmark shaped like a hand. The husband even though he does love his wife he can’t help, but to be bothered by the birth mark a little bit. Her husband told her that she came nearly perfect, but the birthmark is keeping her from perfection. Georgiana’s husband is a renowned scientist. Her husband wishes to remove the birthmark from his beloveds face. Her husband has had a dream of him removing the mark. In his dream he is trying to remove it from her face, but the harder her tries the further and further it digs itself into her face. The dream does frighten and freak him out a little bit, but he still is going to attempt to remove it. He takes his wife to his lab to do the procedure of removal of the mark. His wife is taking everything he has in there. She finds a potion that is quite strong to remove freckles from ones face. She kindly asks her husband is this what you are going to use on me to remove my mark, he replies no you’ll need something much stronger. So he does the procedure and he is successful in removing the mark, but since he removed the mark his wife died soon after it was removed. The irony I find in it is that his wife really honestly was perfect, her birthmark did not make her imperfect it just added more character to her beauty...
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