Abortion has been defined as the termination of a pregnancy and is a very controversial topic (Abortion). The heated discussion about legalizing and restricting abortion has arisen over many years. During the Women's Rights Movement 1848-1920, not only were women fighting for their right to be treated like everyone else, they were fighting for the right of birth control and reproductive rights (ushistory.org). Introducing the birth control pill in the 1960s, women could finally control their pregnancies (ushistory.org). Many contraceptive methods have been developed overtime including the barrier method, hormonal method, intrauterine method, and the sterilization method, according to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The barrier methods, also known as male condoms, female condoms and diaphragms are all designed to prevent sperm from entering the uterus (nichd.nih.gov). The hormonal methods of birth control regulate or stop periods and prevent pregnancy (nichd.nih.gov). The hormones used for this type of contraception can be absorbed into the body by using pills, injections, skin patches, transdermal gels, vaginal rings, intrauterine systems and implantable rods (nichd.nih.gov). These pills can prevent ovulation by thickening the cervical mucus which helps block sperm from connecting with the egg and the pills can also thin the uterus making it more hard for the fertilized egg to attach. The way your body responds to the contraceptive depends on the type of hormone that is absorbed into your body (nichd.nih.gov). There are two different types of intrauterine methods, the copper IUD and the hormonal IUD. The copper IUD is inserted into the uterus and can remain there for many years... ... middle of paper ... ...abortionoverview.html nichd.nih.gov. "What are the different types of contraception?" Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, November 30, 2012. Web. (Dec 4) http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/contraception/conditioninfo/Pages/types.aspx#hor monal Saad, L. "Americans Still Split Along "Prochoice" and "Prolife" Lines" Gallup Politics. Gallup, May 14, 2011. Web. (Dec 4) http://www.gallup.com/poll/147734/americans-split-along- pro-choice-pro-life-lines.aspx Pazol, K."Abortion Surveillance--United States", 2009. Abortion Surveillance--United States, 2009. November 23, 2012. Centers of Disease Control. Web. (Dec 4) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6108a1.htm?s_cid=ss6108a1_w ushistory.org. "The Fight for Reproductive Rights." U.S. History Online Textbook, 2013. Web. (Dec 4) http://www.ushistory.org/us/57b.asp
Contraception, contragestion, (preventing the fertilized egg from implantation - morning-after-pill) and the chemical or surgical induction of abortion are all types of birth control routes to prevent or end pregnancy (“What”). Contraception is the devices, drugs, agents, sexual practices, or surgical procedures to prevent a pregnancy. Contraception tends to help a women decide if and when she would want to have a baby (“What”). There are around 17 different types of birth control methods. According to the article from Oxford there are three main categories of contraception. They are the barrier methods, intrauterine, and the hormonal methods (“Contraception”). They vary from a pill, patch, shot, an implant and a condom to name a few. The most common type of contraception for women is the birth control pill. This pill includes estrogen and progestin to stop the release of the egg and thin the lining of the uterus. If the contraception device is used correctly, only about 3 in every 1,000 women will beco...
Two major types of birth control are contraceptives and condoms. Condoms prevent STDs by stopping the flow of semen in to the vaginal canal. Contraceptives are more complex. Birth control contraceptives help to prevent pregnancies by combining the hormones estrogen and progesterone to prevent the egg from being released during the monthly cycle. Not only do the contraceptives prevent the egg from dropping but they also thicken the mucus around the cervix making it hard for sperm to enter the uterus just in case any eggs were released. (Hirsch 1)
Now a days there are several different methods of birth control. The first that I am going to talk about is called the rhythm method. As its synonym implies, this method is based on the assumption that, for each women, there is a rhythmic pattern of menstruation and ovulation that can be identified by keeping a careful record of the dates of menstruation. A second assumption is that
The controversy over abortion has been going on for years. This movie portrays how the debate has changed over the decades in a befitting manner. It is about three different women who come upon having to make the choice of terminating their pregnancies. The setting takes place in the same house during the course of 40 years where a different women deals with the option of aborting her fetus. This movie shows the various reasons woman want to get abortions, each being a valid reason in a liberal point of view.
Abortion alone has always been a major issue. Whether it’s the woman having to decide to get an abortion, or anti-abortion groups who are against abortions, trying to make them illegal all over the United States. Deciding on legalizing abortion in the United States seems to be an even bigger issue. For years people haven’t been able to come to a conclusion, legalizing or illegalizing it for good. Abortion which means the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus. Legalizing abortion has always been a big controversy. Deciding whether or not it’s up to the mother if she decides to terminate her pregnancy. For the sake of society’s future, it is important to dwell on the question: Who gets to decided if abortion should be legal in the United States?
With the ongoing debate and the advancement of technology in determining the viability of a fetus, abortion, the ending of a pregnancy by removing a fertilized egg, has become increasingly controversial. The morality of abortion has caused many to separate into opposite sides of the spectrum, pro-life and pro-choice. The arguments over abortion has stirred a continuous debate between a pro-choice stance such as that presented by the analogical reasoning of Thomson or Glover’s examination of social context and a pro-life position argued by a moral view of personhood by Noonan. The ethical arguments presented by the conflicting views in the abortion debate has caused others to taken into consideration a sociological account visible in Luker’s examinations of world views in order to discover underlying motivations.
The Abortion Debate According to Dean Stretton, “The most plausible pro-life argument claims that abortion is seriously wrong because it deprives the foetus of something valuable. This paper examines two recent versions of this argument. Don Marquis’s version takes the valuable thing to be a ‘future like ours’, a future containing valuable experiences and activities. Jim Stone’s version takes the valuable thing to be a future containing conscious goods which it is the foetus’s biological nature to make itself have.
Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in the United States today. According to oxford dictionary, abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks. The two factions involved in this controversy are poles apart in their views on abortion: where as the pro-choice movement contends that a woman’s right to abortion is absolute, the pro-life movement asserts that a fetus’s right to life is indisputable. The argument has become very pronounced since the U.S Supreme Court ruling in the year 1973 in Roe V. Wade, which legalized abortion. According to the ruling, a woman’s right to abortion outweighed the rights of a nonviable fetus and prohibited the State interference. In addition to the fact that pro-choicers have always praised Roe for recognizing that a woman’s right to control her body is more important than a fetus’s right to life, this idea is also supported by different organizations such as Alan Guttmatcher Institute (AGI) whose mission is “to protect the reproductive choices of all women and men in the United States and throughout the world.” (Par 1) While some people believe that abortion is immoral others argue that it is a woman’s right to have full control of her body.
The male condom is the popular method in which can prevent sperm from entering the women’s vagina. This method can defend from STDs and pregnancy and most couples that use condoms only a few actually gets pregnant. The advantage of this method is that it’s easy to use and it doesn’t have any effects. There also affordable and the male can get free condoms at any medical clinic. The disadvantage is if the male user doesn’t use the condom right it can cause the women chances of becoming pregnant. This method can only be use ones every time they have sex.
The main form of male birth control is that is sold at almost every supermarket and gas station, the male condoms are worn on the penis itself and work like a barrier preventing sperm from entering the vaginal canal (Planned Parenthood 3). The condom reduces the risk of sexual transmitted diseases, STDs, and prevents ninety-nine percent of pregnancies when used correctly (Planned Parenthood 4)....
One subject in society that is greatly debated is abortion. The debates are basically divided into 'Pro-Life' and 'Pro-Choice'. Pro-life supporters want abortion to be illegal and not performed anywhere. Pro-choice supporters want the choice to be up to the woman and no one else. There is no ethical way to decide between the two subjects and it's all based on what the person's moral values.
The simple definition of the termination of pregnancy has such an up roar and a voice of opinions in society. When many hear the word abortion, they think of a woman getting rid of her baby because she was not being safe with her partner and that she is making a selfish decision. An abortion can also occur spontaneously where it is then referred to as a miscarriage. It is important to understand reasoning behind why each abortion was chosen before judging the parents of the baby or the doctor involved. Many say that abortions are unethical as they are speaking in the baby’s voice, but some voices find the side where there are circumstances that make an abortion ethical and necessary which defines pro-choice and pro-life.
These are all inserted vaginally. The Birth Control Ring is inserted once a month to prevent pregnancy, it has hormones in it to ensure conception does not happen. However, it cannot and doesn’t protect against sexual transmitted infections, so it is important that it be used along with a condom.
Nowadays there exist more than one method to prevent pregnancy, and sexual transmitted infections, as it shows in figure 1. The most
The most commonly used methods of birth control are the condom and the pills. The pill is taken once a day and a pack should be completed every month. Combination pills contain estrogen and progestin. Others are progestin-only. Pills contain hormones that work in different ways. The condoms are a sheath made of thin latex or plastic to cover the penis before intercourse to keep sperm from joining egg. No matter how old one is , it is very important to use condoms with another method of birth.