Should Teenagers Have Birth Control

Birth Control for Teens What if teenagers could get birth control with out parental consent? This question has been open world wide. Many parents with teens are afraid to get their child birth control. Still some parents want their teens on birth control. Some teens are afraid of what their parents would say or do if they asked for birth control. Since teen pregnancy needs to be avoided, sexually transmitted diseases need to be reduced, and fear of being severely punished by their parents needs to be reduced, teens should be allowed to get birth control without permission from their parents. Letting teens have birth control available to them without parental consent will reduce the chances of teen pregnancy. Birth control reduces pregnancy by not letting the eggs ovulate. Having birth control would make it so there is no egg to be fertilized. Most teenagers are not

If a teen is ready and wanting to have intercourse they should be able to get the help and protection they need from having birth control. In the real world there is a lot of pure pressure in a teenagers life, and having sex could be a big part of pure pressure. "It is imperative to state that societal pressures due to media influence on the youth have resulted on a negative connotation of human sexuality, especially as presented to the youth" (Howard). This shows that social media is a big part of pure pressure, and with this teenagers think it is okay to do the things others are also doing. Becoming sexually active is a big decision in life, and teens are becoming more sexually active everyday with birth control available to them it can make the intercourse way more safe. Taking responsibility starts way before a birth control pill. If a teen is mature enough to make a decision they should have access to birth control without parental