Sunday, April 13, 2008

The Dark Side of Birth Control

When I read the article of Birth Control, I concluded that the sterilization methods which were used in order to control the birth-rate among people were extremely inhumane. I was shocked to realize that such experiments exist. The sterilization has its positive and negative sides, but for me it has more contrary ones. In my opinion, the Government has the main responsibility of birth control, which can be seen as the only good side of sterilization. It is trying to reduce the population growth which is the most developing component in our society. I also think that the Government has no right to exercise such method of sterilization and go against women free will. The sterilization is an irreversible proses and it does not give the opportunity to women creating their own offspring. This is a kind of punishment for them and may be the worse one.

Sterilization was used as one of the radical factors of birth control. It was mainly applied to people who were uneducated and that is why the Government was trying to take advantage of them. As we know, in the past, black people were the most common work labor and they were treated with no respect. This cruel attitude which masters exercised with their laborers continue to develop in nowadays. The only difference is that the fate of these poor people is controlled with the Government. For me, the Government gives them the wrong idea that they are free, but it also tries to control them indirectly. I think that its main goal is to create more intelligent and prosperous society. But even though, their method of sterilization which affects less intelligent people is not the right decision to control birth rates.

1 comment:

ADP said...

It is crazy how birth control is normalized in today's society. As an American, you have the right to prevent birth or pursue it. Great choice right? It is absurd that some people are given birth control or sterilization in order to prevent their traits to be passed on to future generations. I never linked birth control to eugenics in a perspective of limiting certain races or traits. Women MUST have this choice. Never should a woman be tricked or misguided into birth control or sterilization, especially if they do not want to stop having children.