Today we have one of the biggest ongoing debates in America. The debate is whether or not adolescents should have a prescription to obtain birth control. This debate can go either way. I believe they should not need a prescription to receive birth control for three reasons: the effects it has on the woman and her body, the pregnancy rate, and the government. Birth control is very common in our world, especially these days, but he did it. You know how doctors and doctors say it's safe enough for a woman to take without a prescription? “Physician groups such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Family Physicians agree that the pill is safe enough to be available without a prescription. There are good studies that show that women can use simple checklists to determine for themselves whether the pill is right for them, and that when they can get the pill without a prescription, they take it longer than if they had to keep it. obtain a renewal of a prescription. (5) Doctors are all in favor of contraception without a prescription. The only concern they really have is that when certain medications become over-the-counter, patients' insurance no longer covers those medications. “It’s a very rational concern. Another type of contraception, emergency contraception – called the morning after pill – is already available without a prescription. However, unless insurance covers it, emergency contraception sells for $35 to $60 at pharmacies, making it out of reach for many low-income women. Not surprisingly, in the national survey mentioned above, women's interest in regular over-the-counter birth control pills declined sharply as the cost increased, and few were willing to pay more than the middle of paper.... ...are. »(2) Democrats were caught off guard by this statement/proposal made by Republicans. “They focused their counterattacks on their opponents’ anti-contraception and anti-abortion positions. They emphasize the importance of maintaining the guarantee of contraceptive coverage in Obamacare. » (2) There are others who disagree with obtaining birth control without a prescription. In a way, this might give teenagers a false illusion about sex. They could use birth control to have unprotected sex or whenever they want. STD rates would increase from all the unprotected sex, pregnancy rates would probably go down, but if teens don't use them correctly they would go back up. There are different angles where one might see errors in this debate and disagree with it. Nowadays, people won't like something or agree with it because of the president or governor..