Birth Control

Birth Control

Sexual awareness is a major component of modern culture since the sexual revolution of the 1960’s. With an increase in sexual awareness comes an increase in responsibility; the impact one can have on others without being careful may affect them for the rest of their lives. As sexuality was politicized, emerging as a focal point around which social movements organized and interest groups rallied for and against, many social and legal debates arose as a result. Among these was the use of birth control in various forms – and while a moderate view has the majority, there are extremes on either side. Should birth control be emphasized and distributed freely, even to youth who are only beginning to enter sexual maturity, or should it be blockaded as an enemy of life and God’s will? It’s open to question as to whether these types of views be held at all – moderation may be key.
In the United States of America, one in three girls will become pregnant before the age of twenty. This is a staggering rate that is the highest in the industrialized world. A lack of education and poverty are the largest predictor in teen pregnancy. Babies born to teen parents are at high risk of entering the world with a harsh start. The unfortunate offspring born to teen moms are more likely to have gone their entire time in the womb without pre-natal care. If they were lucky to have received it, it was later on in the pregnancy. After a harsh nine months in the womb, the majority of the newborns leave the hospital to go home to an unmarried household. There’s a good chance poverty is mixed into this mess.
For an industrialized nation, the United States has a drastically high poverty level of 12.7%. This is driven by a multitude of problems – unplanned teen pregnancies being a driving problem for destitution. The impacts on society as a result are massive. A large portion of the population in poverty causes an economic strain. This causes the economy to stagnate due to a lack...

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