# FILE NAME: 00001455.soc # TITLE: Should the government provide free contraception to everyone? [7580b829a0b0b16940415418943e4250] # DESCRIPTION: # DATA TYPE: soc # MODIFICATION TYPE: original # RELATES TO: # RELATED FILES: # PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12 # MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12 # NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4 # NUMBER VOTERS: 5 # NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 3 # ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - The government should provide free contraception to everyone. The reasons for this are that it would reduce the number of unwanted teen and general pregnancies. It would reduce the abortion rate as fewer women would opt for that as a consequence of unwanted pregnancy. It could also save money in long term. It would be the ethical way to do to support people with imminent medical needs. Contraception should not be a choice for the rich and poor and should be inclusive and accessible to everyone. If we are to charge women for the pill, coil or injections then many may not be able to afford it and the country could be faced with a lot of unwanted pregnancies. Summary As the time taken to come up with a single consensus statement by an interactive computer game – instead of a single article or a number of draft articles that usually take days or weeks to complete – this study was able to demonstrate the feasibility of using the game to come up with a consensus statement much more rapidly than with traditional means. This is in contrast with the consensus project that had been run previously which had taken months to complete by a much larger panel of experts – consensus on a policy statement on a national level for each of seven countries [5]. As with the earlier study, the # ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - The government should provide free contraception to everyone. The reasons for this are: -It would reduce the number of unwanted teen and general pregnancies. -It would reduce the abortion rate as fewer women would opt for that as a consequence of unwanted pregnancy. -It could also save money in long term -It would be the ethical way to do to support people with imminent medical needs. -Contraception should not be a choice for the rich and poor and should be inclusive and accessible to everyone. -If we are to charge women for the pill, coil or injections then many may not be able to afford it and the country could be faced with a lot of unwanted pregnancies. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - The government should provide free contraception to everyone. This is because the pill, coil or injections should not be a choice for the rich and poor and should be inclusive and accessible to everyone. If we are to charge women for the pill, coil or injections then many may not be able to afford it and the country could be faced with a lot of unwanted pregnancies. It would reduce the number of unwanted teen and general pregnancies. It would reduce the abortion rate as fewer women would opt for that as a consequence of unwanted pregnancy. It could also save money in long term. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - The government should provide free contraception to everyone. The reasons for this are: -It would reduce the number of unwanted teen and general pregnancies. -It would reduce the abortion rate as fewer women would opt for that as a consequence of unwanted pregnancy. -It could also save money in long term. -It would be the ethical way to do to support people with imminent medical needs. -Contraception should not be a choice for the rich and poor and should be inclusive and accessible to everyone. -If we are to charge women for the pill, coil or injections then many may not be able to afford it and the country could be faced with a lot of unwanted pregnancies. 2: 4,2,3,1 2: 4,3,2,1 1: 3,4,2,1