We should give this young woman credit for candor, and we should give the Harvard Crimson credit for publishing her sad story. I read almost every magazine out there and you never read anything about how birth control sometimes does fail and about how abortion breaks many women’s hearts.
Yes, totally agree. All we ever read is the other side, no regrets, best thing I ever did. You rarely read about the ongoing pain and guilt that comes after an abortion. Even though she was hiding her pregnancy she was hoping someone, anyone of her friends would notice a cry for help.
The failure rate of birth control is between 1-7%. An average failure rate of 3%.
For every 100 women actively having sex while using birth control, an average of three become pregnant over the course of a year.
How many people would fly if three out of one hundred planes crashed? How about one out of every one hundred?
The failure rate of birth control is right there on the box.
Sex is dangerous for women. Only they become pregnant. They have to deal with the consequences one way or another. That is why they should not engage in sexual activity with men to whom they are not married or worse act the whore.
“...we should give the Harvard Crimson credit for publishing her sad story. I read almost every magazine out there and you never read anything about how birth control sometimes does fail...”
Totally agree Uta. And for once I can support “disabling comments”.
And you are right nobody talks about birth control failure. I remember hearing a caller to the Dr. Laura show, years ago, saying that a. she was on the Pill and b. she was ALSO using condoms for std protection and guess what, she got pregnant! it
Ladies, and I use the term loosely, if you have sex, you might get pregnant. But dear hearts, remember it is not the end of the world and your child WILL love you.