Birth control

Why consider opposing viewpoints?

Introduction

ch. 1. How does birth control affect society?

Chapter preface

1. Birth control is a privacy issue / Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

2. Birth control is a public health issue / Robert P. George and David L. Tubbs

3. Birth control results in fewer abortions / William Saletan

4. Birth control results in more abortions / John B. Shea

5. Emergency contraception is harmful / Ann Shibler

6. Emergency contraception is not harmful / Jesse Mesich

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ch. 2. Who should control access to birth control?

Chapter preface

1. The government should fund comprehensive sex education programs / Eleanor Levie

2. The government should fund sex education programs that emphasize abstinence / Melissa G. Pardue

3. Employers and insurers should be able to refuse to cover birth control / Sheldon Richman

4. Employers and insurers should not be able to refuse to cover birth control / NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation

5. Pharmacists should be able to refuse to dispense birth control / Doug Bandow

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ch. 3. Should teens have access to birth control?

Chapter preface

1. Teens should have access to birth control / Tuala Williams

2. Teens should not have access to birth control / Janice Shaw Crouse

3. Abstinence-only sex education should be taught in schools / Moira Gaul

4. Abstinence-only sex education should not be taught in schools / Courtney E. Martin

5. Teenagers should need their parents' permission to obtain birth control / John Flynn

6. Teenagers should not need their parents' permission to obtain birth control / Rebecca Wind

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ch. 4. What should teens be taught about birth control?

Chapter preface

1. Condoms prevent HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases / Katha Pollitt

2. Abstinence prevents HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases / Shepherd Smith

3. The pill can have important health benefits / Amanda Schaffer

4. The pill can be harmful to your health / Judie Brown

5. The morning-after pill does more harm than good / Wendy Wright

6. The morning-after pill does more good than harm / Dana L.

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For further discussion

Organizations to contact

Bibliography of books

Index.