Opinions Story

        About 77 percent of teen pregnancies are unplanned. In other words they are unwanted or have been occurred too soon. If female teens were able to access birth control without a parents consent, rates will eventually go down and less teen pregnancies will occur. With the use of birth control for female students in high school, it will not only prevent teen pregnancy but also offer other great benefits.
       Most teen girls don't want to talk to their parents about sec or the idea of birth control at all because they feel uncomfortable.  I believe that female students at the starting age of sixteen should have access to birth control because it would make them more responsible and more aware of things. Also, many teens are afraid of being disowned by their parents when they find out they are being sexually active or even thinking of it. I know most parents don't want their daughter(s) being sexually active but you can't always rely on that theory, taking a bigger head step to actually prevent pregnancy won't stress everyone out as much.
       If teenagers are prevented from getting contraceptive, teen pregnancies will increase more each year. There are several ways of getting on birth control, so a teen will have options that would make them feel most comfortable. Females have the option of taking pills everyday, Skyla which is a small device that gets placed in a females uterus, the birth control shot that gets injected in once every three months. With all these options, a female student can choose either or for what works for them best.
        Although there are many ways of getting on birth control, all these options can be putting a female's health at risk which is why birth control is not 100% trustworthy.  Also, a lot of parents may not want to out their daughters health at risk because of this. With any type of birth control, it does not prevent any sexual transmitted diseases. When a female is on birth control using the everyday pill, it prevents the body from making hormones involved in ovulation and menstruation. When stopping, the body may take some time it to return to normal production of these hormones.
      Although the most common use for birth control is to prevent pregnancies, there are several other uses that can benefit a female. Many young girls are actually prescribed birth control for irregular or absent menstrual periods, menstrual cramps, acne, PMS, and Polycystic ovary syndrome. Girls who are diagnosed with PCOS are often prescribed birth control to lower their hormone levels to regulate their menstrual periods.
       All of these facts and good reasoning is why girls starting at the age of sixteen should be allowed to get prescribed birth control without parents consent. Girls shouldn't have to feel uncomfortable talking to parent(s) knowing they will be shut out, so going to the clinic will better up their options and taking control to get the help they need.