According to the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), in 2017, only an astonishing 19.6% of Congress consists of women. Our statistic from CAWP leaves more than 80% exclusively to men, with limited understanding of the needs of women, which explains why the struggle to obtain affordable birth control is a continuous battle. Access to contraception has been a hot topic for a while with much opposition from companies and religious groups, with the most recent attempt to defund Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides many men and women with sex education as well as free or low-cost health services. Birth control is humane and a basic health right for women and a necessity for both partners, it reduces hospital bills, unsafe abortions and teen
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The magazine compares all the different methods of contraception, however, the most effective tend to also be more expensive and that is just for preventive care. A couple who cannot afford birth control is definitely not within the means to afford a pregnancy or abortion. The cost for employers To cover birth control consts “less than $20 per person per year” according to Kathryn kolbert, the lawyer for Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which is less than the cost of a delivery and pregnancy leave (Viagra Spawns Birth Control Issue).
The cost is not the only issue birth control must fight against since the erectile dysfunction drug, or Viagra, is covered by most insurances without argument. However birth control pills are debatable at every presidential campaign. When inquired about the issue, Richard Coorsh, a health insurance association’s Spokesman, stated that Viagra was qualified “as a cure for a medical dysfunction,” while contraception was merely a “lifestyle drug” and therefore not a necessity (Viagra Spawns Birth Control
The magazine compares all the different methods of contraception, however, the most effective tend to also be more expensive and that is just for preventive care. A couple who cannot afford birth control is definitely not within the means to afford a pregnancy or abortion. The cost for employers To cover birth control consts “less than $20 per person per year” according to Kathryn kolbert, the lawyer for Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which is less than the cost of a delivery and pregnancy leave (Viagra Spawns Birth Control Issue).
The cost is not the only issue birth control must fight against since the erectile dysfunction drug, or Viagra, is covered by most insurances without argument. However birth control pills are debatable at every presidential campaign. When inquired about the issue, Richard Coorsh, a health insurance association’s Spokesman, stated that Viagra was qualified “as a cure for a medical dysfunction,” while contraception was merely a “lifestyle drug” and therefore not a necessity (Viagra Spawns Birth Control