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Birth Control and Power to Women Throughout the years the methods of birth control methods have been changed since anyone can remember. Women have went from using acacia leaves with honey, to using a magic pill (PBS, People & Events: Birth Control Before the Pill). Preventing pregnancy meant choosing to wait to have a family. Since the pill was invented, it had caused women to gain power and independence. To this day, four out of five every sexually active women in the U.S. have taken oral contraceptives at some point in their lives (Bloomberg, Birth Control Pill Advanced Women's Economic Freedom). Since the methods of birth control have changed significantly, today the most common method used is the pill. Which is a type of medication …show more content…

Years ago it was more than just a pill. In the 1900’s, women saw this as a way of winning over power. The invention of this medical prescription became the perfect way to fulfill womens needs. Now that females had the choice whether to wait to have a family, they had more voice and freedom. Having this option gave women many opportunities such as getting an education or getting a job. Waiting to start a family also helped save money especially since not many were able to get a job or were poor. In the 1970’s it was normal to have girls as young as thirteen or fourteen in the workforce. “Women began demanding equality in the workplace and in the home”, says the article The Pill and the Women’s Movement. Being able to take birth control allowed women to take over control and demand respect. (The Pill and the Women’s Movement, The Birth Control). Since 1965, the number of women in labor tripled up to 26.2 million. By 2012, 82.3 million women were working. Making them equal to their husbands, some wives turned out to have make more money than their spouses. Women were getting their education and studies show that between 1960 and 2008, the percentage of women completing four or more years of college, increased from 5.8 percent to 36.1 percent. Women began getting treatment as equals of men. (The Birth Control Pill- A History, Planned …show more content…

One of the major healthcare companies such as Planned Parenthood, contributed to make the economy better for everybody. In 1998, Planned Parenthood won a legislative victory requiring prescription contraceptive drugs and devices be included in insurance coverage for all employees of the federal government. To this day Planned Parenthood is making sure Congress and states follow through. Since then the pill has been named one of the seven wonders of the modern world. Unfortunately, not everybody agreed and saw the topic as irrelevant. In 2008, Bush administration proposed a law that cuts off limitation of correct information on reproduction. Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit against the “midnight regulation”(Planned Parenthood Action Center). Health care was put in danger by Bush’s administration and Planned Parenthood did not approve. However it has not succeeded just yet, a different suit has been filed separately to challenge the administration.(Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood Sues Bush Administration). To improve history of the pill, in 2012 to 2014, Obamacare provided zero pay for contraceptives. Health insurance is required to all FDA approved contraceptives with no pay. An estimated 30 million women now are benefitting from Obamacare. (Planned Parenthood Action

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