The next problem in women’s healthcare is that many people, corporations, and groups tie religious beliefs into their practices which do not allow women to get the best options available in some cases, only the best objectionable services that someone else deems appropriate for them, An example of this could be a rape survivor seeking emergency contraception (EC) from a hospital to be denied based on the objections of a religiously-affiliated hospital. They can refuse to dispense, prescribe, or even recommend her the product. (Health Care Refusals Harm Patients) Due to the time sensitivity of emergency contraceptive the refusal of it or refusal to even give it as an option substantially increases a woman's risk of pregnancy and will eventually
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Many providers believe that the medication will induce an abortion even though these pregnancies predominantly end in the inability to carry to term. Instead of providing the medically accepted medicine, providers remove the entire fallopian tube. This subjects women to an unnecessary invasive surgery that reduces their future fertility. Denial to help women do anything or referring them to another location may end in a tubal rupture, the number one cause of first trimester death. (Health Care Refusals Harm Patients) Finally, the last way that religious based hospitals influence the health care system negatively is that they can refuse to counsel sexually active patients to get on birth control or to recommend the usage of a condom to reduce the spread of HIV and other STIs, which will contribute to a higher percent of people contracting these …show more content…
This is in stark contrast with the outstanding differences in premiums from only a few years ago. According to “The Affordable Care Act and Women”, a 25-year-old woman enrolled in a health plan without maternity coverage can pay as much as 81 percent more than a 25-year-old man enrolled in the same plan. Similarly, a 40-year-old non-smoking woman pays up to 57 percent more than a 40-year-old male smoker in the same plan. This proves the point that companies are targeting women and treating them differently than men. This is important to recognize because without access to healthcare policies that use discrimination like this will return and further harm women. Since the beginning of 2014 insurance companies in the individual and small-group health insurance market could no longer charge higher rates due to gender or health status. (Cuellar) Overall, healthcare is an expensive part of life for everyone, but it can become an overbearing weight on the shoulders of women who must take on policies that charge them for their coverage at a more expensive rate than their male counterpart. In order to give women the most financially equal standing all premiums should be
Many providers believe that the medication will induce an abortion even though these pregnancies predominantly end in the inability to carry to term. Instead of providing the medically accepted medicine, providers remove the entire fallopian tube. This subjects women to an unnecessary invasive surgery that reduces their future fertility. Denial to help women do anything or referring them to another location may end in a tubal rupture, the number one cause of first trimester death. (Health Care Refusals Harm Patients) Finally, the last way that religious based hospitals influence the health care system negatively is that they can refuse to counsel sexually active patients to get on birth control or to recommend the usage of a condom to reduce the spread of HIV and other STIs, which will contribute to a higher percent of people contracting these …show more content…
This is in stark contrast with the outstanding differences in premiums from only a few years ago. According to “The Affordable Care Act and Women”, a 25-year-old woman enrolled in a health plan without maternity coverage can pay as much as 81 percent more than a 25-year-old man enrolled in the same plan. Similarly, a 40-year-old non-smoking woman pays up to 57 percent more than a 40-year-old male smoker in the same plan. This proves the point that companies are targeting women and treating them differently than men. This is important to recognize because without access to healthcare policies that use discrimination like this will return and further harm women. Since the beginning of 2014 insurance companies in the individual and small-group health insurance market could no longer charge higher rates due to gender or health status. (Cuellar) Overall, healthcare is an expensive part of life for everyone, but it can become an overbearing weight on the shoulders of women who must take on policies that charge them for their coverage at a more expensive rate than their male counterpart. In order to give women the most financially equal standing all premiums should be