Discuss the effects of politics in the United States on contraception. How can contraception be used as a tool for public health and sexual well-being?
What will be an ideal response?
Contraception has been controversial in the United States since the 19th century, as politics blocked people's access to sound pregnancy planning and sexual well-being. Politics has also strongly impacted how people participate in and receive sound reproductive decision-making information. Research has shown that better sexual literacy and access to preventive health care for family planning is associated with a reduction in abortion.
Advocates for contraception as a tool for public health and sexual well-being have two clear goals: greater access and more choice. Several new methods are currently being studied in the United States through the Contraceptive Clinical Trial Network (CCTN). The CCTN was formed in 1996 and has conducted clinical trials of oral, injectable, implantable, and topical contraceptive drugs and devices (Jensen, 2011). New forms of contraception being developed and tested include barrier methods, oral hormonal contraceptives, permanent contraception, and emergency contraception.
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