The Pros And Cons Of Birth Control

Women have been using birth control methods for over thousands of years. Today, we have various effective birth control methods available to woman. Such as the pill, patch, shot, or IUD. Birth control is a safe way to prevent pregnancy. You can purchase birth control at your doctor’s office, planned parenthood, a clinic, or a public health care provider. They will first discuss your medical history with you, then check your blood pressure and finally you will discuss which birth control method is right for you, and they will send you on your way with your prescription. Birth control can be purchased at your local drugstore and costs up to 50 dollars. In a lot of cases though, young girls and even older women cannot afford or access these types of birth control. There are concerns about being unemployed which results in no income coming in for birth control, lack of health insurance the woman may have and whether or not the woman can afford having a child, even more during an economic crisis. By having women’s birth control free it will not only decrease the chances of abortion, help women financially , help with women’s menstrual cycle, and also by lowering the teen pregnancy rate, and having them have the power to decide when they want to have children. Many people can argue that the government shouldn’t have to provide another free service and that the cost

We live in a democracy. Every four years the people of America have the opportunity of voting for someone who best represents their political views and who they feel is best fit to run our country. Whoever is elected into office, has the power of implementing policies and regulations to help run the country smoother. Under the Obama administration, birth control is covered by all insurance companies with exceptions. However, under Trump 's administration they are making plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act that has the potential of not allowing full or partial coverage of birth control. This an issue that has plagued the woman’s community whose intentions of contractive use is not solely based off of the reason, to try and

A total of 730,322 abortions were reported from the Centers for Disease Control in 2011. This could easily be resolved with proper usage of birth control. But the fact of the matter is that only 62% of women are actually using proper birth control, now this may seem like a lot of women, but there is 158.6 million women in the United States alone so 58.5 million are currently not on any birth control which is a huge amount of women. Birth control needs to be free and accessible, because the benefits of having women on birth control easily outweigh any of the cons that may come. My goal for this paper is to talk about the pros of having free and accessible birth control, which would be lower abortion rate, lower teenage pregnancy rate, and the many health benefits. I will also touch on the opposing side of this argument, which will be that, it will be too expensive, that abstinence is key, and that if birth control became free and accessible women would no longer go the doctor.

Birth control has been a controversial topic since the 1960’s, when the pill arose on the scene and gained popularity. Men and women of certain religious faiths have sought to prevent other women from using birth control. However, most women want to be able to choose when the time is right for them to have a child. This is why birth control is essential, because it allows women and couples in general the freedom to choose and plan their families. In many cases the need to control women by controlling their access to birth control goes all the way to the federal government. The federal government determines what types of birth control are allowed on the market and who has access to them. Some Presidential administrations look more kindly

Birth control is medically necessary, but whether women should have to pay for it out of pocket is an issue which has not yet been settled. The cost for anyone seeking to buy birth control without insurance ranges anywhere between twenty-five to eight hundred dollars. Despite the fact that it can be used to treat a myriad of disorders, from ovarian cysts to endometriosis, and can be used to prevent certain cancers, many employers seek to deny coverage to women because they assert that it infringed upon their religious beliefs. Other members of the opposition claim that pregnancy is a natural consequence of sex and that taxpayers should not have to pay for birth control. However, these claims are irresponsible and not based in fact or logic. Birth control is necessary to many women throughout the United States, and as such should be covered by insurance.

The article “Republicans Aim to End Birth Control Benefit in Last-Minute Obamacare Repeal Push (Update)” supports Cohens article and idea. Cohen repeats the same idea in the article, that opponents of birth control have a possibility of changing the easy accessibility of birth control. Christine Grimaldi includes insights from Janel George, the director of federal rights and health, “Unfortunately, it would return us to a time where a woman’s access to birth control or her access to the coverage she needs would depend upon her zip code, George said in a phone interview” (Grimaldi, par.11). “Republicans Aim to End Birth Control Benefit in Last-Minute Obamacare Repeal Push (Update)” shows the credibility of

Despite the fact that abortion gains so much attention, Planned Parenthood does a lot for birth control. According to their website, the company provides six different types of birth control. These various contraception methods are proving that birth control is still an important part of society, no matter what else is happening. By providing six different contraception types, women are given a range of options that allows them to be comfortable with what they choose, safe, and happy. In an article from besider.org titled “A tale of two birth control implants”, author Connor Davies recounted the experience she had with her birth control implant. Davies stated in her first sentence “[c]hoosing to get my first birth control implant was one of the best decisions I have ever made… I had three blissful, worry-free, baby-free, mostly-period-free years of birth control with the Implanon implant.” Many women are happy with their birth control, and it is completely unrelated to the drama unfolding with the birth control. While the media continues to focus their attention on the controversy, it is important to remember that the birth control aspect is a separate and successful part of Planned Parenthood. Not only that, the birth control is fulfilling Sanger’s goal in life. Sanger was “speaking for the millions of women who are crushed with over

Under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) birth control benefit, all health plans must cover contraceptive methods and counseling for all women, as prescribed by a healthcare provider (The National Women’s Law Center, 2017). These services must be provided with no cost-sharing, such as out-of-pocket costs like deductibles, co-payments, and co-insurance provider (The National Women’s Law Center, 2017). The article, “Did Contraceptive Use Patterns Change After the Affordable Care Act?” presents interesting insight on the ACA’s effect on females’ contraceptive utilization (Bearak & Jones, 2017).

Recently in Colorado, a religious man in a Planned Parenthood unit in Colorado Springs shot four people. Religious protesters often surround the Planned Parenthood’s unit in Stapleton, where the abortion procedures take place. It is clear that religion plays a big role in women’s health issue. However, if abortion is a very sensitive matter because it would be a murder for some individuals, using birth control is as despicable as using condoms – which no one considers to demand a prescription for. For those who seriously believe that life starts right at the fecundation moment, birth control should not pose an issue. And if there’s a study that proved that abortions among teenagers dropped so considerably, turning the birth control more accessible should be something desirable, at least to avoid a “greater

Many women take birth control not just to prevent unwanted pregnancy, but also to help treat medical problems. Kathryn C., from Princeton, West Virginia, is one of the thousands of women who take birth control for medical reasons. She shares her feelings to Planned Parenthood’s website, “...My birth control is the most expensive prescription I have to take, and it worries me that I might have to choose between a medicine I need for my health and other things I need like food, gas, and rent.” (Kathryn). There is a debate right now in our society about birth control coverage. Some people have beliefs that birth control should not be covered by insurance companies because it would cause religious conflict in the work environment, but others believe that insurance companies should fully cover the price of birth control because it has many health benefits for the consumers. Birth control should be covered by insurance companies.

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,

Contraception services are known to be expensive and many women in the United States depend on their employer to have access to contraception services. The Protection Patient and Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) created by the Obama administration aimed at making birth control benefits accessible to as many women in the U.S. With Barack Obama’s presidency at an end and Donald Trump as the newly elected president of the United States, women under the Obamacare program now risk losing access to birth control benefits due to the Trump administration draft rule which now allows basically any employer to file a religious exemption from the mandate. This is the first step at dismantling the Affordable Care Act mandate that has saved

All employers that provide a health insurance plan to their employees will be able to decide what contraceptives would or would not be co-paid or paid for through their private insurances.

The refusal of some health insurers to include contraceptives as a part of an insurance plan for women is one of the most contentious disagreements in the health insurance industry. Insurance plans today cover a variety of prescription drugs, however some still do not approve of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices. More than half of U.S. states insurance policies require that other prescription drugs along with the FDA approved contraceptive drugs and devices be included on their health care plans, as well as any related medical services. These services entitle, annual visits for womens recommended preventive care and services. Although depending on individual state policies, some states allow employers or insurers to refuse

We all know Obama passed a law for the Affordable Care Act signed in March 2010 . The purpose of this law was to make health insurance morre affordable for those with little or no coverage. It mandates that insurers in the health insurance marketplace provide coverage for all FDA-approved birth control methods, including IUDs, with no copayment or coinsurance when provided in-network. Trump has been attacking everything since he has been in office and has now came for women birth control rights. Politicians need to realize that birth control makes life less stressful because it takes away the worries about unplanned or unprepared pregnancy. Birth control is not only good for pregnancy prevention but has helped us women in many other ways like alleviating cramps so we don’t have to endure pain and sometimes even stop periods for good or reduce the length and bleeding of our menstrual cycle and finally prevents women from having very big families.