Contraception Ethics 08

What is contraception ethical, scientific pov?

Scientific point of view:

• It is a voluntary prevention of pregnancy that can be used by both men and women.
• Through many methods, it gives us the possibility to choose between creating a familiy or not.
• Certains methods have changed the face of the world by giving us a possibility to prevent ourselves from sexual diseases.
• It is an easy way to control population but is against procreative liberty. (ex: China, one child policy)

Ethical :

• Contraception gave the women more rights over their body such that men got more responsibilities.
• Gave women the power not to have an unwanted child wich is linked to the fact that women have more rights.
• However, it might be considered as an inhibition of life. Do we kill somedoy before he has a chance to live? It leads us into the question of when does life begin.
• It's a dilemna between reproductive rights : first for a woman to have the right to control her body and secondly the right for everyone to live (as seen in the articles of human rights).

Websites : http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/contraception/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reproductive_rights -

When is it a murder ?

Legislative

In Switzerland a woman has 12 weeks to decide if she wants to practice contraception. After that period of time she must consult a doctor who will examine her and decide if she is threatened about her pregnancy and if this the case she can

Where is contraception allowed?

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