Contraceptives And Reproductive Rights

Women having been fighting for equal rights for many years. Because of our genitalia, we will be paid less, we will be judged more, and we will have to fight to protect our basic human rights. Most women are born with the amazing ability to carry life; this is a blessing and a curse. Because of this ability, some people believe that a woman’s body is not completely her own, but that the government has rights to that body as well. We have been fighting to control our own bodies for many years. All women must understand that fighting for our reproductive rights is not just a simple pro-life or pro-choice battle, but a complex fight to teach proper sex education, maintain women’s health facilities, and protect our essential human rights.

The contraceptive coverage in the new Health Care law makes preventative care more accessible and affordable to millions of Americans. This is particularly important for women who are more likely to avoid the cost of contraceptives because of cost. To help address these barriers in terms of cost and ensure that all women have access to preventative Health Care Act, all new private insurance plan that covers a wide range of preventative services such as breast x-rays, pap smears smoking prevention and contraception without co-payments or requirements for sharing other costs. The current problem is that the Affordable Care Act is imposing on the 500 store chains of Hobby Lobby’s religious rights by forcing the company to provide full coverage of contraceptives of the 13,000 workers as part of its health care plans. David Green and family, whom founded Hobby Lobby, believe that the healthcare act is violating their held religious convictions.

The topic of reproductive rights surrounding women in Texas has been a hot buttoned issue since the closing of many reproductive centers across the state. Recently damaging abortion restrictions were passed and therefor encroach on women’s reproductive rights even more by decreasing access to abortion care. Texas’ 84th Legislature, both passed HB 3994 as a law and had it Governor Abbott make it effective with his signature on July 8, or this year. This law complicates access to abortion services for mistreated and neglected minors and for those who do not possess specific identification cards in Texas.

As of recently, women have been talking about getting long term birth control or stocking up on Plan B. This is because they are worried the Trump will take away the articles in the Affordable Care Act that say that insurance companies must cover birth control, reproductive health and abortion funding. There are currently provisions in the ACA that allow women access to gynecological visits and birth control without having to pay a copay (Rinkunas, 2016). These provisions when originally passed because a number of businesses filed for exemptions so that they would not have to provide access to free contraception to women; specifically those who may have decided to use Plan B (the morning after pill). Some religious based businesses owners believe that preventing a fertilized egg from attaching to the wall of the uterus is the same as an abortion, and to them life begins at conception (Newton-Small, 2016). Many Catholic members of Obama’s Administration, including Vice President Joe Biden wanted to allow religious entities or groups the right to opt out of the program (Newton-Small, 2016). The women of the cabinet decided that they would

Though the AFA was intended to provide cost-effective medical coverage, the constitutionality of the legislation is now being called into question. In 2014, the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (and other lawsuits) argued that employers should not be required to provide coverage of contraception if it violates the morals and beliefs of the employers or organization. The courts agreed and ruled that forcing employers to provide this type of coverage was in direct violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act as well as the First Amendment’s right to religious freedom. As a result, a third party provides coverage for contraception at no cost to individuals who work for employers

The subject of the ACA’s contraceptive mandate is a highly debated issue. Proponents argue that it serves to benefit women as well as society while opponents argue that it gives the state more power and infringes on religious rights and interests. Indeed, the major concern of this issue deals with the conflict between U.S. governmental program requirements (as stated in the ACA) and religious freedoms of religiously affiliated organizations. The ACA was made into federal law in 2010, having specific requirements that many organizations need to follow (more particularly in coverage by health insurance). However, there is a conflict of interest between the federal government and religious affiliated organizations (employers). It has been

In the beginning of August 2012, President Barack Obama and his administration had implemented a policy where most health insurance plans will cover will cover women’s preventive services, including contraception, without charging a co-pay or deductible under the Affordable Care Act (“Fact Sheet”, 2012). Women were provided contraceptive services no matter where she worked, including birth control pills, IUD, Nexplanon, and more. If a woman works for a religious employer that objects on providing contraceptive services, the religious employer will not be required to provide but her insurance company will be required to directly offer her contraceptive care free of charge (“Fact Sheet”, 2012). Recently, under the Trump administration,

In 1973, the US Supreme Court declared abortion a nationwide fundamental right through a trial called Roe vs. Wade and protected this right underneath the Fourteenth Amendment, more specifically, the right to privacy. A basic human right, especially one outlined by the Supreme Court, must never run at risk or threat chiefly because not everyone agrees with it. Under no circumstances should a pregnancy ever adjudge mandatory. Abortion is a Constitutional right and as a nation we must fight to give the right and freedom of safe abortions to women all around the nation, make birth control and sex education accessible to women, and raise awareness about the topic itself. (LawCornell)

As human beings, we get involved in sexual relationships. When it comes to topics of sex a lot of people have their right and wrong reasons. Birth control is a controversial concept in which individuals in sexual relationships deal with on a daily basis. A person with more religious and moral values will say birth control is unacceptable depending on the religion. Not all religions are anti birth control. Birth control is a major controversy issue.

The ACA goes against many Christians religious beliefs because it includes a contraceptive called the ‘morning-after-pill’ and it considered by some to be an abortifacient, and many Christians do not approve of abortion, and some do not approve of birth-control in general. With the ACA legislation, businesses were forced to provide health insurance to their employees, this insurance included providing emergency contraceptives to their employees, and many Christian companies did not want to provide it because of their stance against abortion. Hobby Lobby, a chain of craft stores won their fight against the ACA legislation that would have forced them to participate in going against their beliefs, but other businesses were not as fortunate (Liptak,

One of the many purposes of birth control is to avoid unwanted pregnancies. In this day and age the decision to take birth control should be a mere right and not a debate, but society has still not fully accepted the use of birth control even though “ninety-eight percent of women use birth control at some point in their lives” (Milligan, 2014, p. 3). Birth control has unfortunately earned a negative stigma because it allows women to have sex without getting pregnant and that is frowned upon throughout parts of society. Some members of society have even compared the use of birth control to abortion. Women who choose to take birth control should not be judged and the use of birth control amongst women should no longer be considered disgraceful. The reliable access to birth control should be made available to all women no matter their race, age, and class.

Birth control benefits rules for employer-provided coverage. Basically if a woman worked for a religious employer such as Hobby Lobby for example their health plans doesn’t have to cover contraceptive methods and counseling. But if women were to work for an exempt religious employer and use contraceptive services, then they may have to pay for them out of pocket which may cause many problems for the ones who can’t afford it. In my opinion truly and honestly some of the arguments are missing the point. This issue is not about personal choice, and it's also not about Republicans vs. Democrats either, it’s about a government policy that crosses the boundaries of separation of church and state. Religious organization's beliefs oppose birth control,

In other circumstances such as a defective condom or faulty birth control, the choice should still rest with the mother. Clearly, she was not in the type of situation to raise a child. If she thought that she was ready or wanted to have a child, then she would not have taken precautions not to have one. If she does not want a child, then she should not be forced to give birth and keep one. A woman could also be using birth control items because she knows that she is in no way fit to be a mother (Camp 1). Maybe she knows that her partner is not reliable enough to have a child with or maybe she does not have the proper necessities such as money, food, shelter, education, etc. to care for a child. There are so many reasons that a woman could

Health care and what people are legally allowed to do with their bodies have created controversy galore throughout history. A particular point of debate is the topic of birth control and the government. A dangerous couple, it raises the question of who should have control over contraceptive laws and what controls involving them should be put in place? Currently, under the Obama Administration, the Affordable Care Act and “Obamacare” have been created. One of the sections of this new plan creates a mandate which requires private businesses to provide insurance that covers birth control costs. The government should not be able to force businesses, and therefore the American people, to pay for birth control via health insurance because it

To begin with, one of the biggest dilemmas today is about abortion and whether or not women should have one, rates have been getting lower throughout the years due to the help of birth control. Since the year of 1975 to now “the number of abortions in the United States dropped under one million (958,700 in 2013 and 926,200 in 2014” (Jones, Jerman). It is still continuing to decrease now, from the age between 15-44 the Guttmacher Institute recorded “the lowest rate ever” (Guttmacher Institute) which is a “14% decline from 2011” (Guttmacher Institute). People think birth control has to do with these drops since it is one of the biggest factors to prevent it from happening in the first place. There are laws that are trying to prohibit abortion yet abortion is not even a problem since it just keeps getting lower and lower throughout the years “the US has reached a lower level in 2014 than in any other since the procedure first became legal” (Redden). Most of the women to get these abortions however are around their 20s “aged 20-24 obtained 34% of all abortions” (Guttmacher Institute). As a lot of people may know the republican party is not a fan of birth control so if they were to find out that it had been one of the main factors they would go on a rampage but there is no way of telling what they are due too, it is possible for it to be due to the drives or birth control depending on the person of course. I would want these young women at the age of 16 to be allowed access to