Martin Jr.
Well-known member
What the Pill has done for our society:
Some have thought that the birth control pill would give women more control over their lives, making them more independent and improving womens health, etc. and would eleminate the "need" for abortion.
It has trasformed American culture, altering attitudes, values, beliefs, relationships and social behavior, leading to a substantial increase in casual sexual activity outside marriage.
It has made casual sex normal, leading to an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases and to far more unintended pregnacies.
This has led to an increase of abortions and single parenting, as men began to see less need for a commitment to marriage.
Between 2000 and 2010 the proportion of married couples with children decreased more than 6% while the proportion of single-mother families increased over 13%.
Hormonal contraceptives have increased women's risk of blood clots that can lead to fatal heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, cervical and liver tumors, loss of bone density, etc.
Contraceptives have a high failure rate: 54% of women seeking abortions state that they were using contraception on the month they became pregnant.
Failure rate is far higher among single teens than among married adults over 30. Of low income, cohabitating teens nearly 50% using the pill will become pregnant within 12 months as will nearly 3 in 4 condom users.
41% of births in the U.S. are nonmarital, up from 17% thirty years ago.
Decide for yourself, is the 'Pill' good for our society?
Some have thought that the birth control pill would give women more control over their lives, making them more independent and improving womens health, etc. and would eleminate the "need" for abortion.
It has trasformed American culture, altering attitudes, values, beliefs, relationships and social behavior, leading to a substantial increase in casual sexual activity outside marriage.
It has made casual sex normal, leading to an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases and to far more unintended pregnacies.
This has led to an increase of abortions and single parenting, as men began to see less need for a commitment to marriage.
Between 2000 and 2010 the proportion of married couples with children decreased more than 6% while the proportion of single-mother families increased over 13%.
Hormonal contraceptives have increased women's risk of blood clots that can lead to fatal heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, cervical and liver tumors, loss of bone density, etc.
Contraceptives have a high failure rate: 54% of women seeking abortions state that they were using contraception on the month they became pregnant.
Failure rate is far higher among single teens than among married adults over 30. Of low income, cohabitating teens nearly 50% using the pill will become pregnant within 12 months as will nearly 3 in 4 condom users.
41% of births in the U.S. are nonmarital, up from 17% thirty years ago.
Decide for yourself, is the 'Pill' good for our society?