Contraception, does it really work?

                                                      By: Amanda Polvado 

Contraception, what is it? 

It can be many things; a pill, a shot, and even a ring that's inserted inside your body. 

The question is should contraception be provided free in order to prevent pregnancy's from happening? In my opinion contraceptive should only be provided if the person is examined to make sure she is choosing the right one. Not only is it unsafe to provide everyone a contraception pill, shot, or ring, it's also dangerous. For example many women don't know many details about what contraceptive they're putting in their body, who's to say the person might be allergic to the contraceptive they just inserted into their body and not even know? There's also a health risk. What happens if the person chooses a contraceptive, receives it for free, then decides to become overly sexually active, believing  that just because they're using a contraceptive, that they are incapable of catching anything else. So the person starts to perform various sexual acts thinking they can't catch HIV, or AIDS. Just because you use a pill that prevents pregnancy, doesn't mean it protects you from various diseases. Providing free contraceptives has some positive effects such as helping the abortion rate go down, and preventing pregnancy, but it also has many negative side effects. An article from the Health website tells women the 7 most common side effects of contraceptives. Some side effects include; decreased libido, mood swings, breakthrough bleeding, and dizziness. Not only can you be unaware, now you're putting your body at risk not knowing the side effects before hand. Overall i don't believe that providing contraception to everyone for free is a good idea. It can cause health problems if the person isn't fully aware of what they're inserting inside their body, it doesn't prevent diseases, and it can cause severe side effects. So the next time you think it's ok to insert something in your body without being 100 percent aware, think again.