Chloe Babb

11-15-15
Annotated Bibliography
A recent controversial issue was purposed in Obamas Affordable Care Act. The issue is
whether birth control should be free for all women. Many people were outraged with this
proposal. They believe it goes against their religious liberty as they do not believe in pre-marital
sex. While other, on the other hand, believe this is a step in the right direction for womens
rights. They believe this proposal allows women to family plan and have safe sex. However,
there are a few people who do not know which choice is most helpful in our society. The sources
below are arguments made from both sides to help further understand the benefits and
consequences of this proposal.
Brooks, Bianca. Birth Control on Demand. The Opinion Pages. New York Times, 8 Aug. 2015
7. Web. Nov. 2015.
Bianca Brooks writes in her article that the government should provide free birth control
to young and poor women. She writes about her own struggle growing up poor and the
access she had to birth control. She views birth control as a way for young girls to control
their future.
Bianca Brooks is credible by her relationship with The Huffington Post, National
Geographic, and Youth Radio. She is persuades her readers when she says the
government can gain from providing free birth control. Because, there will not be as
many low-income families relying on government money to survive.

I believe this article will be helpful in my paper because its from the perspective of
Brooks when she was young and poor. I think her points about how the government can
benefit from free birth control and how birth control can help women family plan are key
ideas to bring up in my paper.
Feldmann, Linda. Obamas Birth Control Proposal. Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2013.
Web. 7 Nov. 2015.
Linda Feldmanns article explains Obamas new proposal where employers would not
have to pay for their employees birth control. However, some religious groups have
rejected the plan. She talks about how religious groups claim the proposal is going
against their religious liberty.
Linda Feldmann writes for Christian Science Monitor which lowers her credibility
because she writes for a biased source. Although this article comes from a biased view
point, it is still an opposing view that should be evaluated. She talks in depth about the
plans and talks about its flaws to persuade her readers.
I will be using this article to show how free birth control affects religious communities. I
will also be using this article to bring up Obamas revised plan for free birth control and
how this plan affects the religious communities. I will use this article to debate whether
religions should be able to prevent women from receiving free birth control.
Gilliam, Melissa. Birth Control on Demand. The Opinion Pages. New York Times, 13 Jul.
2015. Web. 7 Nov. 2015.
In Melissa Gilliams article she claims that along with free birth control the government
should also be focusing on providing high-quality care for young women. She focuses on

the Colorado study. She talks about how the high-quality care Colorado provided also
helped to lower the rate of abortions and teen pregnancy.
Melissa Gilliam is a professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and pediatrics at the University
of Chicago, this makes her a highly credible source. She uses studies from Colorado and
other institutes to persuade her readers. She also brings in a new point of providing highquality care.
I will be using Gilliams article to discuss the quality of care young women are receiving
and what knowledge they are given about contraceptives. I will be using examples from
the Colorado study to discuss the rates of abortions and teen pregnancy. I will also talk
about the quality of care Colorado was giving to young women.
Hasstedt, Kinsey. Birth Control on Demand. The Opinion Pages. New York Times, 13 Jul.
2015. Web. 7 Nov. 2015.
Kinsey Hasstedt believes birth control to be a form of family planning. She believes that
this allows women to have healthier babies, and it gets women to finish their education
and career goals. She also brings up how the rate of unintended pregnancies and
abortions would go down if the government funded birth control.
Hasstedt uses research studies and new bills that have been rejected to persuade her
readers. She also talks about childbearing goals and family planning which is a form of
pathos because she is using the emotions of family planning to persuade her readers.
I will use Hasstedts article to talk about family planning because it relates to many of my
other sources. This article will help me talk about the pros and cons and what methods of

family planning are available. I will use her article to bring up points about having
healthy babies and healthy pregnancies.
Mancini, Jeanne. Birth Control on Demand. The Opinion Pages. New York Times, 14 Jul.
2015. Web. 7 Nov. 2015.
Jeanne Mancini claims that doctors are not disclosing all the information about birth
control. Her main point to support this is that IUDs can destroy already conceived life.
Her other main point is that birth control provides a false sense of safety for young
women, and they still contract STDs.
Mancini uses pathos by explaining that IUDs can destroy already conceived life by
appealing to pro-life supporters. She also uses pathos as describing birth control as a false
sense of safety. She is president of March for Life, which is not very credible, as their
focus is on abortions.
Mancini is on the con side of this argument and I will use her facts about IUDs
destroying life to discuss high-quality care. I will also use her idea of false sense of safety
to discuss sex education in young women. I will be bringing up the amount of STDs
contracted in sexually active young women.
Miller, Zeke. "Birth Control Curveball." Time 184.11 (2014): 19. Print.
Zeke Miller talks about birth control being made more easily available for all women. He
focuses on the democratic vs. republican views and how this is causing a war on
women. Liberals argue that this will come at more expense to women leading to the
Affordable Care Act.

I believe Millers article to be credible because he writes for Time Magazine. I believe he
is credible because he does not take a certain view point, but explains all view points of
the argument. This also appeals to the all sides of the argument because they are
represented equally.
I will be using Millers article to discuss the different views in politics of free birth
control and/or easily accessible birth control. I will talk about how you cannot have easily
accessible birth control without having free birth control, because the prices of birth
control would go up dramatically and many women could not afford to use it.
Secura, Gina M., et all Provision of No Cost, Long Acting Contraceptives and Teen
Pregnancy. The New England Journal of Medicine. 371 (2014): 1316-1323. Web. 15
Nov. 2015.
The New England Journal of Medicine conducted a study where they gathered 1404
teenage women ranging from the ages of 14-19, and provided them with free birth
control. Their study found that most girls preferred an IUD or implant over the pill. They
also discovered that the pregnancy and abortion rate among these women dropped
dramatically. They concluded that free birth control significantly reduces the rate of
unintended pregnancies and abortions.
This source is credible because it is a medical journal and the study was performed by a
range of highly qualified and educated professionals. The study, itself, was also credible
because they chose young women in a wide age range and they also chose women from
different races.

The study provides great information and statistics that would be helpful to persuade
readers in my paper. The study relates to many arguments my sources have made. This
study can either discredit them or help their argument. I will be using this study to show
the effects free birth control had on young women.
Turner, Grace. Birth Control on Demand. The Opinion Pages. New York Times, 13 Jul. 2015.
Web. 7 Nov. 2015.
Grace Turner discusses that free birth control leaves women unaware of consequences of
sex. She explains that young women do not understand the emotional impact sex has, as
well as the risk of STDs. She also believes that funded birth control is not the
governments place.
Turner uses pathos as she explains that young girls do not understand the emotional
impact sex has. She also uses pathos as she explains young girls are still forming their
self-image, and self-respect. She worries that consequence free sex will damage this
process. She is the president of Galen Institute which is a nonprofit research organization.
However, nonprofit organizations are funded by major industries that are generally
extremely biased. This makes her lose credibility as a source.
I will use Turners article to discuss the consequences of sex and whether they can be
learned in a classroom or can only be learned over time. I will use her argument to talk
about the age group of girls taking birth control and whether enabling them to get birth
control for free can disrupt their growth as adolescents.
White, Jacqueline. The IUD Renaissance. AASECT Jun. 2012: 2-5. Print.

Jacqueline White discusses the many benefits that IUDs have to offer. She also discusses
how the Affordable Care Act would help women to obtain an IUD. She explains that
IUDs are most womens preferred method because it last up to five year and women do
not have to worry about it. She uses recent studies of IUDs to explain how they are the
most effective when it comes to family planning.
White uses many studies from credible sources. She, herself, is also a credible source
because she writes for AASECT which is a professional organization of sexual educators.
She also uses logos to persuade her audience by naming all of the many benefits that the
IUD has.
This article relates to another article about IUDs they both contradict each other. By
using the two articles I can discuss the pros and cons of IUDs and whether it is
something the government should be funding. I can also use this article to discuss the
costs of birth control and how the Affordable Care Act can help women obtain birth
control.
With all of these sources I have concluded the many pros and cons of free birth control.
Many people are concerned that free birth control will lead to women having riskier sexual
encounters and contracting STDs. However, as a result of some studies where birth control was
given free, abortions rates went down significantly, as well as the number of unintended
pregnancies. There is also the debate of religious freedom, however, Obama revised the
Affordable Care Act that religious companies, schools, etc. will not have pay for their employees
birth control it will go through a separate insurance plan. Another issue that has evolved from
this discussion is the amount of sex education young women are getting. Many believe that
young women are not educated well enough about birth control and the risks of sex. I believe

that birth control should be made free to all women, but the government should also fund more
extensive sex education and family planning clinics.