Unplanned Birth Control

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“Birth control is cheap, while an unplanned birth is not” (Wahlin 10). Birth control is the practice of preventing unwanted pregnancies. More than 43 million women of reproductive age are sexually active and want to prevent pregnancy, 89 percent are practicing contraception. There are many reasons why the use of birth control should be reduced, just a few of them included the different ways it is offered, the many harmful effects and the unreasonable cost.

There are many ways unplanned pregnancies can be prevented, such as not having sexual intercourse, a birth control pill, injected contraceptives or condoms. The best way to avoid unplanned births is to avoid intercourse. Birth control pills are the safest and most …show more content…

“In a 1995 survey, 51% of teens that become pregnant give birth; 35% seek abortions; 14% miscarry. Less than 1% choose to place their children for adoption” (Child Trends, 1995). Carrying through with an abortion is very difficult, you are killing a human inside of you. “While most pregnancies result in healthy babies, about 10 to 20 percent of known pregnancies tend to end in a miscarriage” (Cirino 1). In studies shown almost all women who have a miscarriage tend to have depression immediately after for about the next twelve months. Most kids that go into foster homes move in and out of homes constantly. Many are very unhappy, cause trouble, are in and out of jail. Many kids and even teens feel like they do not have a solid foundation of love and …show more content…

Birth control should only be sold as a prescribed medication under a doctor’s order upon a patient’s request. Insurance should cover birth control pills or injected contraceptives because those who take it are trying prevent an unwanted birth. Individuals that truly want to prevent pregnancies would choose to have the side effects of gaining weight, mood swings or breast tenderness than unprotected sex. Those who choose not to prevent teen pregnancy or an unwanted child, gravitate to abortions or putting the infant up for adoption. If individuals who do prevent unwanted births, end up spending less than those who actually have the baby or go through with an abortion or

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