Should Plan B be Available in All Hospitals for Women?

In the article, “Bills aim to tell women more about emergency contraception, but for different reasons,” the issue of providing availability of the morning after pill in all emergency rooms in all hospitals emerges. The “emergency contraception, also called the morning-after pill or Plan B, can be taken [by women who are raped, for example] within 72 hours of unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.” I believe that the Plan B, or the morning-after pill, should be available to women in all emergency rooms. In my opinion, all options should be presented to individuals, and individuals are entitled to and responsible for making their decision. More than likely, a women who is raped is unprepared mentally and physically to become pregnant raise a child.

I also believe that people admitted to the hospital for any illness should be presented all treatment options in order for them to make the best decision. I am questioning why emergency contraception is different. The intent of the bill is to make the pill available to every woman who is in a rape situation, not to persuade women to consume the pill.

One point within the article that caught my attention was the idea of women who live in rural areas. If they seek emergency assistance for unexpected or unprotected intercourse, and the emergency room they is not forced to carry the morning-after pill option, women may become pregnant. This could lead to unnecessary abortions or birth of children women may not be capable of caring for.

I believe that Plan B should be available to woman in all emergency rooms. I agree the bill should be passed, and that all women should be informed of treatment options and the implications of treatment.   

Should the "Top 10 Percent" rule change?

Admission into Texas’ finest Universities can be a very impossible task to many students. Although in many cases, it can be as easy as filling out an application, pressing submit and automatically knowing you have gained full admission. This particular circumstance is that of any student graduating in the top ten percent of their class in Texas. This you may think is fair because the students have earned their grades and positions within the top ten percent category, when in fact the article “UT pushes lawmakers to modify ‘top 10% rule’,” attempts to prove the rule to be unfair. Within the article, UT’s president, William Powers, makes many statements regarding the unfairness of the present top ten percent rule. He, as well as the entire University, are very concerned that in the next few years, the entire freshman class to receive admission will be solely and completely admitted based on one criteria. Unfortunately, preventing many bright students “to fall short of the top 10 percent,” lowering their chances of admission into the University. Powers hopes that the Legislative leaders this spring will work very hard to change the rule in order to allow more students admission that are just outside of the top ten percent in their graduating class. This article is very informative and worth reading for anyone attending ACC who is interested in applying to any Texas public university, and who were denied acceptance because they were just shy of the top ten percent of their graduating class. The article can be found on the web at: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6199274.html