Argument In Favor Of Birth Control

A child that rides a bike has heard their mother say “Wear your helmet,” a seemingly endless amount of times. Why? Because, it is a preventative measure and any mother knows it is better to encourage their child to wear a helmet than to treat a head injury. Birth control is like a bicycle helmet in the sense that it is more protective and reliable than just trying to be careful, however, it is expensive and difficult for many women without health insurance to obtain. By making birth control free and easily accessible to young women, America is likely to see a drastic decrease in unplanned pregnancies and abortions, especially in high schools and low-income areas.
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA), part of this law being that Medicaid is required to cover one type of birth control per person, completely free or with a small copay, however, since then many conservative politicians have encouraged the idea of repealing this law entirely, as well as privatizing birth control coverage and making women pay out-of-pocket for their reproductive health care (“ObamaCare Birth Control”). Even with the ACA in place, it is still difficult for young women in between jobs or without insurance to get female …show more content…
In 2011, it was recorded that 45 percent of the 6.1 billion pregnancies in the United States were unplanned and only 58 percent, excluding miscarriages, resulted in birth (Rinkunas). Not only is the number of abortions performed yearly astronomical, it is preventable, hence why birth control is considered a preventative measure in the first place. Besides, if a woman cannot afford to pay for her birth control it is unfair to assume she can afford to raise a child, additionally, suggesting that all women must live a life of abstinence in order to prevent pregnancy is