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JasmineEley
Mr.LaRoche
EnglishIII(3rd)
27May.2015

PermissionforBirthControl

Truthfully,havebeenunwantedpregnanciessincetheancienttimes(London).Many
Americanparents,medicalprofessionals,andgovernmentandsocialorganizationagreewith
studentsthatteenpregnancyhappenstoofrequentlyintheUnitedStates.Theyalsoagreethatthe
mainreasonthishappensisthatsometeens,forvariousreasons,haveunprotectedsex,andthey
sayschoolsshouldprovidestudentsbirthcontrol.Othersthinknot.
Eventhoughpeopleare
goingtosaykidsshouldhavebirthcontroliftheyarehavingsex,teenagersshouldnotbe
allowedtogetbirthcontrolwithoutthepermissionoftheirparents,becausebirthcontrol
mayaffecthealth,andmayoffendtheirparentsreligiousbeliefs,andquitesimply,parents
havearighttoknow.
Firstofall,teensshouldnotbeabletogetbirthcontrolwithouttheparentspermission
becauseithasmanyhealtheffects.Birthcontrolpillsandpatches,whentheyareusedcorrectly,
areveryeffectiveinpreventingpregnancy.Theyareverysafeformosthealthywomenandthey
however,aswithalmostalldrugsintheworld,therearealsosomepotentialunwantedsideof
effectsandriskswhiletakingbirthcontrol,andforthepatchesthereareplacedonyourskin.
Thesedrugstheymayeachhaveaboutthesamebenefitsandrisks,andwhensomeonetaking

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birthcontrol,youmustbeconsistentontakingpills,andskippingadaymayincreasethechance
ofpregnancy.(Dominguez)
Someofthehealtheffectsonbirthcontrolthatsomepeoplemaynotknowaboutthey
haveslotsofhormonesinthem,andbasedonthetypeofbirthcontrol,theyhavedifferenttypes
ofsideeffectsthatcanrangefrommildtobadenoughtomakeapatientswitchthem.Birth
controlmaycauseverybadheadaches,breasttendernessandswelling,andmoodchanges
(
Pietrangelo).
Birthcontrolhasalottodowiththereproductivesystem.Thepillshaveahigher
thannormallevelofestrogenandprogestintostoptheovaryfromreleasinganeggandthese
hormonescausesideeffects.Mostofthesideeffectsareuncommoninmostwomenbutare
potentiallyveryserious.Thatiswhymosthormonalbirthcontrolmethodsrequireaprescription
androutinemonitoring(
Pietrangelo)
.
Otherrisksofbirthcontrolarethatitmaybeanincreasedriskoflivertumorsorliver
cancer.Ifagirlahistoryoranyfamilyhistoryofgallstones,thatmayleadtoafasterformation
ofstonesparentscanhelpwiththisinformation.Birthcontrolalsohasalottodowithskin,hair,
nailstoo.Formanywomen,thesemethodsofbirthcontrolcanimproveacne.Othersmay
breakoutsofacneornoticenochangeatallinthereskin,itmayalsocausebrownpigmentation
oftheskin.Therearesometimes,whenthehormonescauseunusualhairgrowth.(Pietrangelo)
SomepeoplelikestousethebirthcontrolcalledDepoProvera.WiththeDepoProvera
youmustbeginimmediatelyafterthefirstshotifgivenwithinthefirstfivedaysofyour
menstrualperiod.ThewaytheDepoProveraworksisthesamewaybutitisjustashotinstead
ofthepill.TheDepoProverais99%effectiveinpreventingpregnancy.

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Inaddition,birthcontrolmayaffecttheirparentsreligiouspersonalbeliefs.Parentsor
guardiansbelievethattheirchildrenshouldnotbehavingsexualintercoureuntiltheyaremarried
ortheymaywanttobeinvolvedintheirchildrensdecisionstousebirthcontrol.Butwhenmost
kidsdoestheretheyparentsorguardiansmaydissonthemandfeelashamedofthem.And
thereforethattherefriendsandfamilywillprobablydothesame.Evenwhenitcomestopolicies
thathavesometimesbeencharacterizedasgoingagainstChristianviewssuchastheAffordable
CareActmandateforemployerprovidedcontraceptioncoveragereligiouswomensopinionsare
mixed,findsthenationallyrepresentativestudybytheUniversityofMichigan.
Therearelotsofdifferentreligionsandbeliefsinaboutbirthcontrol.Thereisnothingin
Islamthatwouldcondemncontraception,onthecontrary,Muslimscholarsinvestigatedand
developedbirthcontrolmethodswhichweretakentoEurope.ByafamousMuslimdoctor
namedAvicenna,helistsinoneofhisbooks,thatthereare20differentsubstancesthatcanbe
usedtopreventpregnancy.
Thereisalittletonocondemnationofusingbirthcontrolinmostmajorreligions.Itis
truethatmostreligionspromotefertilitybecausetheydatebacktoeraswhenhighfertilityrates
couldmeanthedifferencebetweenthesurvivalordeathofacommunity,yetdespitethis,itis
stillroombeingmadeforallowingorevenpromotingwisefamilyplanning.SomeCatholicsand
conservativeevangelicalProtestantshaveworkedcloselytogethertofightabortionandsome
Catholicreasonsforopposingabortion,reasonswhicharealsousedagainstbirthcontrol,have

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beenadoptedbyProtestants.

Inthegraph,aboveitshowsthatmoreparentshavemoreofanegativeattitudetousingbirth
control.Andlessparentswithpositiveattitudes,butoverallitshowparentsattitudeaboutbirth
control.
Thefinalreasonforparentstoknowaboutbirthcontrol,isthattheyhavetherightto
knowwhattheirchildrenaredoing.AccordingtoBarbaraHubermantellwhosheis,Even
thinkingabouttalkingwithteensaboutcontraceptionsendsmanyparentsfranticallyrunningfor
theexit.IntheUnitedStatestoday,about60%ofhighschoolseniorsand85%of20yearold
youthhavehadsex50%ofallnewHIVinfectionsoccurin15to25yearoldyouth,andabout
750,000teengirlsexperienceapregnancyeachyear.(Huberman).
Asaparent,youplayakeyroleinthiseducation.Itisimportantthatyourkidsfeel,from
ayoungage,thattheycancometoyouwithquestionsaboutsexuality.Nomatter,whatitis,it
helpsifyoutreatsexualityasanaturalpartofdevelopment,notassomethingdirtyor
embarrassing.Providingthefactsisvital.Butitisalsowisetogiveyourkidsasenseofwhere
youstand.Someteensmayseemuninterestedinyourviewsonsexandbirthcontrol,oreven
yourvaluesingeneral,buttheyusuallytakeinmorethanyouthink.

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Attimessomekidsmaynotfeelcomfortableapproachingparentswithquestionsabout
sexuality.But,itisimportantthattheyhaveatrustedadult,likeateacher,schoolcounseloror
schoolnurseorevenandoctor.

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