Giving Free Contraceptives to Teens: Harmful or Helpful?
Teenagers having free access to contraceptives has been a swaying issue for those who believe that contraceptives are harmful or helpful. In this day and age teens are having sex at a younger and younger age. When the issue of giving free contraceptives to teenagers comes up there is the group that cringes into a ball and the other that gives a sigh of relief. The issues that are normally argued are that teenagers are not old or wise enough to make big decisions such as having sex, which contraceptive to use, or how to avoid the risk of getting an STD, HIV, or HPV. There are health advantages and concerns that arise with certain types of birth control including the prevention of STDs and AIDS. Or since teenagers go through puberty and are going to experiment anyways shouldn't they have safe sex and be provided for? Do parents have to be notified if their teen is asking for contraceptives? Who would be paying for these "free" contraceptives? Also religious views and moral beliefs of the people decide how they react to the issue itself.
There are at least five main ways to prevent pregnancy. The first is abstinence, which is voluntarily refraining from any sexual activity. This form of contraceptive is the only contraceptive proven to be 100% effective. The second would be a fertility awareness method, Natural Family Planning (NFP) this form of birth control does not rely on any devices or medications to prevent pregnancy. Natural Family Planning is a contraceptive method that uses the natural functions of your body and your menstrual cycle to calculate ovulation. The most common features of NFP involve recording of your body temperature and changes in your cervical mucus each day. This method requires abstinence 7 to 10 days during the ovulation period. Some women choose to use a barrier method or withdrawal during this time frame. Barrier methods are a third choice, they are made to stop sperm from entering a woman's uterus. The first form of barrier method is the male condom is a tube of thin material (latex rubber) that is rolled over the erect penis prior to contact with the vagina. A condom is a most common barrier method. The female condom is a seven-inch long pouch of polyurethane with two flexible rings and is inserted into the vagina prior to intercourse. The female condom covers the cervix, vaginal canal, and the immediate area around the vagina. The third barrier method is are chemicals that are designed to kill sperm. Spermicidal chemicals are available as foam, jelly, foaming tablets and vaginal suppositories. Diaphram is a soft rubber dome stretched over a flexible ring; the dome is filled with a spermicidal cream or jelly. The diaphragm is inserted into the vagina and placed over the cervix no more than 3 hours prior to intercourse. Cervical cap is a small cup made of latex rubber or plastic. The cervical cap is filled with a spermicidal cream or jelly and inserted into the vagina and placed over the cervix. Contraceptive sponge is a soft saucer-shaped device made from polyurethane foam. The fourth method, Hormonal methods contain manufactured forms of the hormones estrogen and/or progesterone. Hormonal methods work in one of three ways: 1) preventing a woman's ovaries from releasing an egg each month; 2) causing the cervical mucus to thicken making it harder for sperm to reach and penetrate the egg; 3) thinning the lining of the uterus which reduces the likelihood that a fertilized egg will implant in the uterus wall. Hormonal contraceptives do not protect against the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. The first form is the birth-control pill ("the pill") are taken daily as prescribed by your healthcare provider. Depo-Provera is an injection given by your health care provider that prevents pregnancy for three months. Lunelle is an injection given by your health care provider that prevents pregnancy for one month. NuvaRing or vaginal ring is a flexible ring that is inserted into the vagina for three weeks, removed for one week, and then replaced with a new ring. Ortho Evra Patch/ Birth Control Patch is placed directly on the skin with the hormones built into the sticky side of the patch. Each week for the first three weeks a patch is placed on the hip, buttocks or upper arm. The fourth week you are free from the patch allowing for a menstrual period. Intrauterine Device (IUD) is placed directly on the skin with the hormones built into the sticky side of the patch. Each week for the first three weeks a patch is placed on the hip, buttocks or upper arm. The fourth week you are free from the patch allowing for a menstrual period. The n
Rita
Well, here's the thing: in an argumentative paper, you should argue for one side or the other. You spend your whole paper describing (cutting & pasting from the internet?) all the different methods of contraception. What you should be doing is more of what is in the first paragraph. But instead, get quotes from people or organizations like Planned Parenthood or Abstinence for Youth who explain why contraceptives for teens are good ideas or bad ideas. Choose one side and then try to expand on the issues you already identified. Argue why one side is right. Here is a format for an argumentative paper:
http://people.eku.edu/williamsf/RhetSum/default.htm
Try following that. An argumentative paper is less on the background explanation which is basically all you gave (all the types and mechanisms of contraception) and more on the reasoning behind why it is good or not good to give contraceptives to teens.
Good luck. You have a LOT of work to do! Get to it.
Leen M
Since it's an argumentative paper, you can also add the pros and cons of each method.
Then in the final, you should have to answer your question, giving contraceptive helpful or not, or which methods would you propose be provided to the teenagers, will it be educating them the NFP method, providing them with condom etc. whichever you choose, you will have to explain why.
Orignal From: please read my rough draft....?
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