The birth control debate

A recent national topic of much controversy and debate is the birth control debacle.
The main cause of controversy is that it is an infringement on one of the first amendments of the Constitution—freedom of religion.
Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner feels that it infringes on the right of freedom of religion and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi feels that the repeal of the national mandate is “disrespecting to women’s health issues,” according to ABC news.
But we at the Clarion feel that birth control is necessary in all applicable cases, specifically toward the case of unwanted pregnancies or preventing sexually transmitted diseases.
We feel that the only ones that should not use birth control are those who are fully prepared to reproduce.
We do realize that no matter how much you prepare for a pregnancy, you will never be fully prepared for the challenges that will face you as a parent. But being financially stable is definitely helpful throughout the process.
Having an unplanned pregnancy can be a huge burden on life. A burden some most of us would never be prepared for.
We do understand, however, that some religions abolish even the thought of using birth control. Some of us feel those thoughts are completely out of date. When those concepts of religion were created, they were obviously not thinking of the heath implications that follow from not using birth control.
The discoveries of retroviruses such as HIV have life threating consequences that we all should be aware of.
Sexually transmitted diseases alone should be enough persuasion for anyone to use birth control.
Having the national mandate of birth control repealed is ludicrous and could have simply been solved by the mentality of, ‘if you don’t need it, don’t use it.’
It is not against your religion to accept birth control benefits as part of your health care plan.
One of the main understories of this debate is how over-sensitive Americans have become.
You are not the only person in the world, and you can rest assured that there is someone, or probably a majority of people, that could or do deem those birth control benefits useful.