A few months ago, here in
Chile, a lot of people reacted against the Abortion Law claiming that “women
are supposed to lend their body to the fetus.” Well, I’m not pro abortion, but
I think we should decide what we want to do with our body because IT’S OUR BODY!
No one else should decide for us. This struggle is not new at all; in fact,
during the early XX Century some brave women decided to raise their voices and
defend their right of birth control.
A woman controlling her
menstrual cycle was an aberration for the Church and the US morality; for this
reason, the Birth Control Movement reacted against both of them arguing that
pleasure and procreation were two separate things. At the end, thanks to these
women who were capable of defend their rights, 52 years ago the birth-control
pills were created, alleviating millions of women around the World. Is because
of the pills that women in the workforce and in college increased, as well as
their possibilities of having a life outside their houses. Pills give women a
real chance to be part of the world since they could decide whether or not have
a baby, when get pregnant and how many children they want.
Since 1950 plenty birth
control methods have been created, from the regular pills to the new female
condoms, increasing the possibilities that women have to decide what to do with
their body and time. I’d like to clarify that it is not a selfish decision because
we have to decide when we are prepare to have a baby, that is a huge decision
and has a great impact in our lives. Can you imagine the world without
contraceptives? A huge mess! Just imagine how many 15-years-old pregnant girls would be walking along the streets!
B side: There are many side effects related to the use of contraceptives. Have you ever heard about them?
OMG! I was imagining the world without contraceptives. I think that all these problems that we have with the world's population getting older may be solved with the lack of contraceptives. But by the other hand the solution to that problem would be affecting our lifes and our freedom to chose what to do and what not to do with our bodies. I have to say thank you to the women that fought for our rights 50 years ago and us to start to fight for the right of the future generations right now.
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DeleteCamila, you have a good point; in fact, pregnancy has decreased since the invention of the pill but, child mortality has decreased too :)
DeleteI just can say God save the contraceptives! since if they did not exist, probably we would have neither the opportunity to study nor to work.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, most of us will be in our homes taking care of our kids, which is not something really bad as long as it is your own decision and not an imposition.
I loved your last statement about the 15-years-old girls. I'm pro abortion, I think that the right to choose gives women so much possibilities in a wide range of activities. I didn't know that the birth control pills were so important to women to get in the workforce, or in the educational system. I really liked this post Daniela, it made me wonder about the importance of some things that I dont really take seriously.
ReplyDeleteI am against abortion but when a rape happens. I think that contraceptives are really important plus a good sexual education. I also think that it has improved in a huge way women life, given that , from the moment that pills were spread on, they had the opportunity to control their lifes, because now they can choose whether to give birth or not.
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