Unaffordable Birth Control Is Costing Women
The Trump Administration has dismantled the protocol under the Affordable Care Act set up by President Obama, that requires insurance companies to provide free birth control. Employers are now able to deny insurance coverage for many forms of birth control due to religious or moral reasons (“The Trump Administration Is Rolling Back the Mandate that Employers Provide Free Birth Control”). However, birth control pills are not just used for sexually active women who wish to avoid pregnancy. Women’s bodies and healthcare should not be subject to their employer. There are a variety of ways the birth control pill can be used aside from contraception.
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Gina Davis’ article, “No, Our Tampons and Birth Control Shouldn’t Be Free”, states that just because something is necessary does not mean it should be paid for with tax dollars. Davis states, “I don’t expect taxes to be taken out of anyone else’s hard-earned paycheck to take care of my lady issues, so why are women expecting that in return?” (“No, Our Tampons and Birth Control Shouldn’t Be Free”). The expectation is not that birth control should be covered completely by tax dollars but made more affordable through insurance. If women are being denied birth control by their employers, they are having to pay for it out of pocket when it should be considered for all uses not just contraceptive ones.
David Shane argues another reason against affordable birth control in “3 Reasons Why Birth Control Should Not Be Free.” He claims that making contraception free is forcing people to violate their conscience. Shane states, “If your plan to make contraception “free” forces people with a moral objection to help pay for it, then that’s another argument against it” (3 Reasons Why Birth Control Should Not Be Free). There is a large variety of medication available. Companies should not make personal information public to avoid paying for
The Trump Administration has dismantled the protocol under the Affordable Care Act set up by President Obama, that requires insurance companies to provide free birth control. Employers are now able to deny insurance coverage for many forms of birth control due to religious or moral reasons (“The Trump Administration Is Rolling Back the Mandate that Employers Provide Free Birth Control”). However, birth control pills are not just used for sexually active women who wish to avoid pregnancy. Women’s bodies and healthcare should not be subject to their employer. There are a variety of ways the birth control pill can be used aside from contraception.
While birth control pills are intended to prevent pregnancy, …show more content…
Gina Davis’ article, “No, Our Tampons and Birth Control Shouldn’t Be Free”, states that just because something is necessary does not mean it should be paid for with tax dollars. Davis states, “I don’t expect taxes to be taken out of anyone else’s hard-earned paycheck to take care of my lady issues, so why are women expecting that in return?” (“No, Our Tampons and Birth Control Shouldn’t Be Free”). The expectation is not that birth control should be covered completely by tax dollars but made more affordable through insurance. If women are being denied birth control by their employers, they are having to pay for it out of pocket when it should be considered for all uses not just contraceptive ones.
David Shane argues another reason against affordable birth control in “3 Reasons Why Birth Control Should Not Be Free.” He claims that making contraception free is forcing people to violate their conscience. Shane states, “If your plan to make contraception “free” forces people with a moral objection to help pay for it, then that’s another argument against it” (3 Reasons Why Birth Control Should Not Be Free). There is a large variety of medication available. Companies should not make personal information public to avoid paying for