Use of contraceptives among teenagers and youths
My name is James Smith, and I am writing to request that you support empowerment initiatives that support the use of contraceptives among teenagers and youths. Your support will go a long way to support the emotional, physical and reproductive health of these teenagers and adolescents. The issue of the use of contraceptives among young people has been a thorny yet sensitive issue that is continually affecting many people. Gone are the days when we would advocate for abstinence among the young people as most of them are now indulging in careless sexual activities. Many girls are getting pregnant, and this problem is having a substantial negative impact on their well-being and their education. Our society has become highly sexualized, and we cannot bury our head in the sand and pretend that the young people are not engaging in premarital sexual behavior that has myriads of consequences.
We can no longer afford to turn our backs on this issue that is yielding a lot of pressure on teachers, parents and society who are continually being blamed for not instilling good morals on the young people. We cannot continue to hold on to laws that hinder or prohibit the use of contraceptives among the young people (Galloway, Duffy, Dixon & Fuller, 2017). Most of the young people are misusing the contraceptives because they do not have proper guidance on how to use them. They do not have the appropriate knowledge that will help them the right kind of contraceptives to use based on the functioning of their bodies. The pharmacists will continue exploiting them based on their ignorance. As a legislator, you must come up with laws that will inform the use of contraceptives among young people.
This issue is personally important to me because my niece dropped out of school after getting pregnant. She was impregnated by a young lad who cannot take care of himself, let alone take care of the two. Her ambitions of becoming a doctor are temporarily or even permanently quashed as she has first to take care of her baby. This issue has negatively affected her emotionally and psychologically as she does not know the direction which her life will take. She is the ridicule of her peers who some of them decided to abort instead of keeping their pregnancy. The use and the knowledge of contraceptives should be released to the public because the impact of teenage or unplanned pregnancies is having a toil on the young people.
I am precisely requesting that you take action to legalize the use of contraceptives among the teenagers and young adults who are still under the watch of their parents and guardians. Approximately 200000 teenagers in the United States get pregnant each year. However, there are measures put in place to reduce the number. This number is not just a statistic but a reflection of the shuttered dreams, goals and ambitions of young people. Some of the teenagers are dying because of pregnancy-related complications or attempts to abort the children.
As a legislator, you can come up with motions or lobby other legislators to advocate for the legalization of the use of contraceptives among the young people. Community groups, teachers in school, mentors and parents can be empowered with a curriculum to help teach the young people on the use of contraceptives and abstinence for those who can. The government can also avail finances to facilitate these teachings among the young people in the community. Unwanted and teenage pregnancies can be avoided if supporting laws are instituted to avert them.
You are vested with the capacity and privilege to bring a change. I implore you to take the necessary measures like lobbying legislation so that our teenagers and young adults can benefit from this learning that enables them to make informed decisions on the issue of contraceptives. This teaching will empower them to be whole individuals who blossom into healthy and competent citizens of the 21st century. The passing of legislation that advocates the use of contraceptives among young adults will help them plan their pregnancies and engage in responsible sexual behavior. Families will be relieved off the possibility of taking care of unplanned babies.
I appreciate your time. I trust that I can depend on you for your support. I look forward to hearing back from you in the coming days.