Birth control can occasionally cause side effects such as nausea, increased appetite, headaches, and very rarely, blood clots (health guidelines). Contraception has many side effects and only prevents pregnancy and not STIs. As a result, not everyone may find birth control helpful. Children should be considered a blessing from God, and God should decide when a couple has children. According to Christians, the Bible does not encourage birth control for men and women were put on earth to have children ("Against Contraceptives"). Therefore, no one should use birth control because it is not the Bible. However, excessive use of birth control could lead to a dangerous reduction in the number of children born. Not all women can afford contraception, contraception is only available to women with a prescription (“advantages and disadvantages of birth control”). What this article fails to take into account is that not all teens using birth control believe in God. The availability of condoms and the pill has led to a dramatic increase in casual sex, leading to the spread of STDs, including AIDS, as well as unwanted pregnancies...