Because I am a nursing major, I am very interested in medicine. For the past two summers, I have worked at a doctor's office, which really allows me to see what is going on in the medical field. Unwanted pregnancies happen because people do not use the resources able to prevent pregnancy. I do not believe in abortion; therefore, I believe that birth control pills are the answer. In my opinion, it is not ethical to kill a living being after conception, so why not try to prevent pregnancy in everyway possible? Also, there are people in my hometown who had unplanned pregnancy. Because of this accidental action, most of the girls were unable to go to college and unable to work because they had to be a stay at home mother. Therefore, they are unable to support their family. With most cases in my hometown, the parents of the child are not married, which makes it difficult for the young parents and the child. My worry is about the child and the environment he/she is being born into, not the incapability of the young parents to raise a child.  I think I am qualified to write about this topic because I have worked in a doctor's office, and I have had acquaintances that have dealt with unplanned pregnancy. 

Birth Control Decreases Abortion and Pregnancy Rates 

This first article is about how teen pregnancy has dropped tremendously because of birth control. This article provides statistics about how the percentage of pregnant, teen girls and abortion rates decreased from 1990s to 2008. Also, the article states the racial and ethnic groups with the most abortions and pregnancies. 

 Also, the Guttmacher Institute suggests that "teens appear to be making the decision to be more effective contraceptive users and the actions are paying off in lower pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates" (DeNoon). Not only does birth control prevent pregnancy, but it also leads to decrease in other controversial subjects like abortion and birth rates.  

Daniel DeNoon is credible because he is a senior medical writer for this website. He also researched and reports daily news stories and health features. DeNoon became a full-time journalist in 1985, which makes him credible because he has been writing and researching for thirty plus years. Also, he has received many professional awards.   

Plans for Providing Birth Control 

This next article summarizes the talk about birth control in the Senate. This topic was arguing back and forth on whether employers can refuse insurance coverage for contraception. It concluded with saying that there was a proposal to overturn the contraception requirement.  

The major values and interest at stake for this article is that most people agreed to support that private health insurance plans cover the cost of birth control. An interesting point in this article is that 63% of Americans said that would support this new federal requirement (Erik Eckholm). 

Erik Eckholm wrote this article about what the Senate is talking about when it comes to birth control. Eckholm is credible for talking about this subject because she has written many articles on related topics to this one such as abortion in The New York Times.  Because of this, one can infer that she is passionate about this subject. 

Education on Birth Control

This article is about educating young women on birth control and sexual intercourse. This article also informs parents' different reasons and steps to tell their children the importance of birth control. I will utilize this source by starting it at the beginning of my paper to inform the audience that there are others methods of preventing sexual intercourse, and it all starts with education. 

Not only does this article tell parents how to instruct their kids on this awkward conversation, but also shares many other options than birth control. It also has statistics that show how many teenagers are sexually active.

Barbara Huberman wrote this very credible article.  Huberman has an RN, BSN, and Med degree. She is also Director of Education and Outreach and Advocates for Youth. Because Huberman is so educated on this topic, it really makes her article credible.

Reflect:

This research question is arguable because not every girl wants to take birth control so they do not believe it is important for our government to fund this idea. Most articles that I have researched agree that if we make birth control more accessible then pregnancy and abortion rates will go down. However, because some religions do not believe in contraceptives, this causes a problem for the government to fund.  Also, most argue that our government really cannot afford to make birth control accessible to every woman. These different perspectives do affect my own, and I realize it will cost money. However, I believe this should be one of the top priorities the government is concerned about. I might need to revise my research question and base it more on not only making birth control accessible, but also educating young women about birth control and pregnancy. 

