IntroductionAccording to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, at least 37% of pregnancies in every US state are unintended, and 23% of pregnancies end in abortion (Kost K). These statistics have sparked another debate pushing for a bill to require insurance companies to fund birth control and other contraceptive services. In fact, the birth control movement has been and will always be a controversial topic since Margaret Sanger's fight for women's rights. This debatable issue is the result of conflicting social values and religious beliefs with differing viewpoints between pro-life and pro-choice advocates. If this were to be funded, it would help eliminate the need for a copay or any type of fee for pills and any other services that could help both women and teenagers. There are many arguments against the use of birth control. Religious officials in the Roman Catholic Church are against it, as are conservatives and those others who believe that birth control encourages promiscuity among women. Birth control is one of the most popular known methods of family planning, and in some cases it can go beyond that. . Birth control, other contraceptive methods and all known services should be free for women and adolescents to help them prevent unwanted pregnancies, improve women's success rates and help prevent the most common sexual diseases among them. History of Birth Control In the early days of the birth control movement, this and other birth control methods were illegal in the United States. Legalization has been supported for many reasons. “Population control, the prevention of hereditary diseases, the improvement of the genetic heritage, the liberation from reproductive fatigue, and sometimes in... middle of the document......2/conservatives-intensify-attacks-on-the-public - funding for birth controlThompson, Kirsten. "Birth control." - A Brief History of Birth Control. February 2014. Web. April 20, 2014. http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book/companion.asp?id=18&compID=53Wardell, Dorothy. “Margaret Sanger: The Successful Birth Control Revolutionary.” American Journal Of Public Health 70.7 (1980): 736. Complete company source. Network. April 21, 2014.Wilson, Nate. "The Case Against Birth Control." The case against birth control. Network. April 21, 2014. http://www.natewilsonfamily.net/brthcntl.htmWind, Rebecca. “UN ABORTION RATE REACHES LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 1973.” U.S. abortion rate hits lowest level since 1973. NP, Feb. 3, 2013. Web. Apr. 22, 2014. http://www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2014/02/03/index.html ?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Guttmacher+(New+from+the+Guttmacher+Institute)
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