Problem
Excessive availability of contraceptives
Other Names:
Deregulation of the sale of contraceptives Nature:
The provision of birth control information and supplies to young teenagers takes place in many countries without the permission of the children's parents. Coupled with sex education offered from childhood onwards, young people are positively encouraged to view the major ethical issue in sexuality as the extent to which contraception is effective.
Broader Problems:
Permissiveness Related Problems:
Inadequacy of contraceptive methodsIneffective self-regulation in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries Aggravates:
Birth preventionYoung people's lack of context for the futureLack of meaningful educational context for ethical decisions Strategies:
Providing reproductive health counselling for adolescentsPublicizing negative effects of family planning education Subject(s):
Commerce → MerchantsHealth Care → Birth control
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
22.05.2019 – 16:49 CEST