The right to not reproduce.....

No worries I'm not about to go on some feminist tangent; but due to various articles in the recent news, my blood is boiling and if I don't talk about this I just may explode.

  Birth Control and emergency contraceptives:

This battle has been raging for years and the "Anti's" have arguments coming from a number of directions.  I will do my best to stick to some basic argument points I've seen and my retorts.

• Birth control goes against God's plan/will 

1. Fine if that's what you believe don't use it; no one is standing in your bathroom every morning forcing a pill down your throat!  However, you have absolutely no right to force your beliefs on someone else or to tell them that they can't or shouldn't use it (and since "God" is omnipotent if it were truly "God's will" would a little pill or condom really prevent someone from becoming pregnant?).  This is especially true for the doctors and pharmacists that want the right to refuse due to moral or religious conflicts.  Unless you are a faith healer, your religious beliefs have no place in medicine.
2.  The world already suffers from poverty,famine,disease, and every other side effect of over population. How could anyone in their right mind (The church, the Pope, etc) tell someone not to practice safe sex or to not use birth control?   Not only are most families struggling to put a mere meal on the table but the planet can't sustain the those we have, why in the hell should we continue to carelessly increase our numbers?

• Ease of access for teenagers increases sexual activity and promotes irresponsibility:

This point is so ludicrous that I have a hard time doing anything but laughing.  No parent wants their teenager to be sexual active, but it's better to educate and prepare them than to turn a blind eye!    Would you rather your teen come to you and say "Mom/Dad I'm thinking about having sex and I would like to be safe about it." or come to you and say "Mom/Dad we had sex and now we are pregnant."?   I know some people will reply to that question with " Neither, I've told them that sex is forbidden and that they can't do it; abstinence until marriage."  Yeah, because that's been working really well so far right?  (For the oblivious, that was heavily laced with sarcasm)    Wake up people, it doesn't matter what YOU want; if your kid really wants to have sex, they will.  It won't matter what you've preached,screamed or taught.  Arm them with the knowledge and tools to be safe and responsible!  By all means take all the steps to prevent it but don't be naive enough to think that it will never happen just because it shouldn't.

• I don't want my $$ to go to someone's use of it:

This is most applicable to tax/federal funding towards certain medical providers and government funded health insurance.

1. The over population response is valid here; tax dollars are still going to be spent in these areas, would you rather a small amount go to pay for some pills or increase tax amounts to cover the growing expense of unplanned pregnancies producing children that the parents can't afford to feed?   It doesn't take a mathematician to figure out which is more logical.
2. I don't think my tax dollars should be spent on medications for people who have medical issues due to obesity.  Why should I pay for their medicine because they won't put down the burger and fries and get off of their lazy asses and exercise a little bit?  ( Before I create a world of cry babies I realize there are medical conditions/diseases that cause obesity and/or prevent people from exercise, I'm not referring to people suffering from said conditions.  I'm talking about people who are capable and just won't.)  The same argument could be used in every situation so it either has to be all or nothing here people.

The moral of the story:  Everyone has the "right" to reproduce (even though they shouldn't), for the most part by any means they see fit.  Everyone should have the equal "right" to not reproduce.