Birth Control Short Message Service Research Paper

2. Birth control, contraception and abortion are often linked in legal and Ideological arguments proposed by those on the right side of the aisle.

B. Many conservative law-makers will often exploit deep passions over women's rights issues in order to bring religious voters to the polls.

1. This most recent election saw an emphasis on issues such as the protection of planned parenthood.

2. Particularly in reference to the issue of contraception, many female voters perceived the hostility shown by the Republican party toward effective birth control as an attack on women's rights.

C. Debates over the Affordable Care Act have focused on the desire of some conservatives to cut funding for contraception assistance.

1. This has been one of the thorniest sticking points as President Obama has worked to legislate the ACA.

2. According to IU, with its implementation next year, the ACA would help contraceptive rights by "making preventive care features such as contraception free for women with insurance. This will make the more expensive, longer-acting forms of contraception available to more women

V. As the discussion here above demonstrates, the discussion over birth control is largely a medical and scientific one, moved by the primary goal of improving the effectiveness and availability of birth control. Considerable evidence in these areas suggests that birth control usage has a number of benefits to the public health. However, evidence also suggests that our achievement these public health goals must likely always navigate a quagmire of dissenting views.

Works Cited:

Primary:

Alta Charo, J.D. (2012). Warning: Contraceptive Drugs May Cause Political Headaches. New England Journal of Medicine, 366, 1361-1364.

Neergaard, L. (2012). OB/GYNs Back Over-the-counter Birth Control Pills. Associated Press.

Secondary:

Cell Press. (2012). Finally, the Promise of Male Birth Control in a Pill: Compound Makes Mice Reversibly Infertile. Science Daily.

Colton, F.; Colton, E. & Djerassi, C. (2011). Oral Contraceptive History. About Inventors.

Indiana University (IU). (2011). Not Your Mother's Birth Control, Same…