Essays Tagged: "Birth control"

China's population problem

China's Population ProblemThe Chinese government has taken the enforcement of family planning and birthrate laws to an extreme by violating the civil rights of its citizens, which has had bad effect ... , Shanghai, and Tianjin. However these cities have a low fertility rate due to recent bandwagons of birth control. The average density in the eastern half of China averages around two-hundred and thir ...

(5 pages) 749 7 4.3 Mar/1996

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Abortion Do We Need It?

having been raped, sometimes a lady can't support a baby and sometimes it is because the condoms or birth control did not fully protect them, either way I do not think it should not be legislated by g ... My conclusion is that if a woman has an abortion it should only be because of failure of condoms or birth control or rape and not because they don't want the baby. I also think that the lady should be ...

(3 pages) 164 2 4.1 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Current Controversies Related to Reproductive Health Policy

uction health policy have evolved. The first area concerns policies relating to the availability of birth control, including the question of the amount of research being done ad the number of methods ... opment of new reproductive technologies, many of which deal with new methods of improving fertility.Birth Control Research MethodsOne major concern with birth control policy today is the insufficient ...

(6 pages) 191 0 4.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

sociological imagination-"Planned Parenthood"- how planned parenthood is a new concept to choice in situation-not a given duty by society.

religious teaching and were manipulated by the sociological expectations of the family definition. Birth control and abortion were "taboo" and social norms demonstrated the influence of religion in s ... what was "taboo" became the social norm. The possibility of genetic testing, the development of the birth control pill, and government legislation of "pro-choice" allow individuals to have choices on ...

(3 pages) 179 0 4.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Condom Distribution in Schools Condones Promiscuity and Increase Pregnancy Rates

rrier for protection against pregnancy andsexually transmitted diseases. Since then, other forms of birth control have been introduced andproven more reliable than condoms. Depo-Provera, "The Pill", a ... ontraceptives. Catholic values state that abstinence should be practived and is the safestmethod of birth control there is.Sexual promiscuity should not be taken as lightly as it is. Movies, songs, an ...

(2 pages) 119 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Abortion should be kept out of the Criminal Code

le ofindependent life), usually at the end of six months of pregnancy, it is technically apremature birth.The practice of abortion was widespread in ancient times as a method of birth control.Later it ... ion 221(1) makes the act of causing death to a child who hasnot become a human being, in the act of birth, equivalent to murder. Abortion constitutesan indictable offense under s. 251 of the Code when ...

(5 pages) 94 0 4.3 Jan/1994

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Malthus's population theory

sight--he did not foresee modern advances leading to increased life expectancy, food production and birth control. He has been criticized for his politics--he thought welfare immorally increased popul ... a result of wars, famines, disease, and similar disasters. A negative check is the lowering of the birth rate, which is best accomplished by the postponement of marriage. However, given his moral cod ...

(3 pages) 134 0 4.8 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

Emma Goldman

ialmovements and principles, including union organization and the eight-hour day,sexual freedom and birth control, equality and independence for women, andfreedom of thought and expression for all. Go ... t vocal and eloquent critics of politicalrepression in the Soviet Union. mStandard histories of the birth control movement often overlook EmmaGoldman's pioneering role. Goldman was in fact Margaret Sa ...

(12 pages) 122 1 3.4 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Sex and Love Throughout Time Compares movie "Dangerous Liasons" and ancient Greek poem "Birth Control"

wait for the right person. Some people view it as being sacred. Others view it as a game. The poem "Birth Control" and the movie "Dangerous Liaisons" show the way different people view sex in ancient ... ly realize that sex and love is more than a game. They learn there is emotion involved.In the poem "Birth Control" Archilochus is told there is a girl he can have if he wants her. The poem says, "But ...

(8 pages) 67 2 4.7 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

abortion

ABORTION: Birth Control or Legal Murder? Approximately 1.6 million murders are committed legally each year. Th ... human being. Life begins at conception because of the fact that life in the womb does not change at birth. It is already a baby--a human life. Most of all the development also takes place before one i ...

(2 pages) 145 3 4.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Abortion: This is my argumentative essay for my college english class. I received an A on this paper.

re were always other options. My best friend, Kimberly, had a sister who used abortion as a form of birth control; we were aware of three before graduation. If she had only known her choices, she migh ... seen as a curse.Exodus 21:22-25 states " If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman's hu ...

(6 pages) 916 6 3.6 Feb/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Pro-Choice: The Only Fair Position ; A reaction paper supporting a woman's right to pro-choice in the case of abortion

oremost, a woman has complete control over her body. While abortion should not be used as a form of birth control, a female deserves to make a choice on being pregnant. There are many factors that pla ... ain problem that we have in today's society is teenage pregnancy. A large majority of these teenage births have resulted in the killing of the child. It is known that there is a high percentage of new ...

(5 pages) 180 0 4.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Flaming Feminist: Margaret Sanger's Battle for Birth Control.

Flaming Feminist: Margaret Sanger's Battle for Birth Control.Margaret Sanger devoted her life to educating women and making birth control available ... at were seen as taboo. Using her research and extensive education, Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic. Her actions challenged the traditional way of thought and introduced concepts ... ning, New York. At an early age she began to witness and understand the devastating affects of childbirth on a large, poor family.Both Margaret's mother, Anna and father, Michael were major influences ...

(9 pages) 130 0 3.8 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Report on various types of contreception.

creates a barrier to prevent sperm from fertilizing an egg. Each Vaginal Ring provides one month of birth control. The Vaginal Ring is 98-99% effective as birth control. It does not protect against re ... LThe Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill more commonly known as 'The Pill' is the most popular type of birth control. One pill is taken every day for 21 days. After twenty-one days, no pill is taken for ...

(3 pages) 46 1 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

"Abortion".

t gets older is abortion. Though it has been around for centuries, the controversy surrounding this birth control procedure is never ending. Supporters on both sides of the issue are convinced that th ... nt, though they became less frequent during the reign of the Comstock Law, which essentially banned birth control information and devices. Some early feminists, like Susan B. Anthony, wrote against ab ...

(5 pages) 112 0 5.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Sex Education and Teens.

ach us how to protect ourselves. We were never instructed that abstinence was an acceptable form of birth control. They didn't teach us that sexual promiscuity was harmful. They relied on our parents ...

(3 pages) 149 0 4.4 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

This is an essay about Margaret Sanger, the woman who strongly suggested the use of Birth Control

ocial Darwinists of her time period. Margaret Sanger devoted her life to educating women and making birth control available to all women throughout the world. The increased quality and longevity of ma ... ." This was taken from an essay about the Margaret Sanger papers. Sanger was attempting to legalize birth control. This would then ultimately help reduce unwanted births for women. Margaret was a prog ...

(3 pages) 77 0 4.5 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

This essay is a problem solution essay about teenage pregnacy.

ssible solutions to prevent teenage pregnancy like discouraging early dating, abstinence, and using birth control and condoms. Although there are all these possible solutions the pregnancy rate is sti ... h.Possible solutions to help prevent pregnancy are discouraging early dating, abstinence, and using birth control and condoms. Although there are all these solutions not all of them are really reasona ...

(2 pages) 153 0 4.6 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Condom Distribution in Schools

ue to more readily available prophylactics. People seem to think that if condoms and other forms of birth control are easier to find that kids will begin to have sex. Research by the American Journal ...

(5 pages) 109 0 4.4 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Certain feminists believe that women are universally oppressed and disadvantaged. Do you agree?

e, a huge increase in working-class women, a media that caters to women, knowledge about sexuality, birth control, and changes within the family unit.Currently, there are many different expressions of ...

(3 pages) 109 1 3.9 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology