Blog # 5

Contraception

The decision to use contraceptive measures is a women choice once she is single Once another person is involved for instance boyfriend or husband ,then it comes to be a decision of two people. The planing of family and avoid of unplanned pregnancy are the sources that drive women to engage in either taking pills or patches or using inject able medications in order to protect themselves. Although the religion believes that require a women not to have a child before marriage is another reason where by people decide to use pills
Most religions do not allow sex before marriage , some do not allow the use of contraceptive measure. But the concept of no kids before marriage is explained by religious leader's and traditional leaders as there should not be any involvement of sex between unmarried couples. But we decide to keep the same concept of " no kids before marriage" by trying to use contraceptive measure while keep having sex. Once the accident of pregnancy happens that is when couples decide to get married if they are not planning to give the baby for adoption or abortion.
The traditional reason that may make a woman to use contraceptive measure is to keep her respect. A woman who is not married and doesn't have kid is respected traditional than the one who have kids and not married. Although most women now they raise their kids by themselves