Women in the United States are admitted into the hospital for treatment after they’ve just been raped. One treatment that the hospital may give the patient is a prescription for emergency contraception to prevent the women from getting pregnant. Emergency contraception is a procedure that consist of two birth control pills that you can take within 72 hours after sex to prevent a pregnancy. Often time when those women take their prescription to the pharmacy, the pharmacists refuses to fill their prescription even knowing that they are rape victims. According to research, racial discrimination, lack of education, little financial stability, and violence against women and girl can limit females from taking advantage of their reproductive health
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Does the United States overstep their boundaries regarding women’s reproductive rights because of money? It has become evident that the more the United States supports women’s reproductive rights, this will lead to spending more money on healthcare and children. A woman 's ability to make an important medical decision that will impact her future shouldn’t depend upon money, but on what both her and her doctor think would be best for her. Unfortunately, year after year, the government is limiting the decisions women can make right before their eyes. Recently, the government has made it harder for the states to try to help women with reproductive healthcare. They banned states to raise funds to cover abortions and other reproductive related medical procedures to many of the cities low income females. Some Americans may question why this matters if it doesn’t affect all women, but it matters because a group of women is just as important as the rest. Statistics prove that 14.5% of the women living in the U.S. currently live below the poverty line, while 33% of women living in the U.S. have low income (Uberoi 3). The government is limiting a large amount of the women population of the prophylactic measures needed to take care of themselves and make smart medical decisions. What the government continues to decide to do regarding the financial stability of the country, has an enormous effect on women’s
Does the United States overstep their boundaries regarding women’s reproductive rights because of money? It has become evident that the more the United States supports women’s reproductive rights, this will lead to spending more money on healthcare and children. A woman 's ability to make an important medical decision that will impact her future shouldn’t depend upon money, but on what both her and her doctor think would be best for her. Unfortunately, year after year, the government is limiting the decisions women can make right before their eyes. Recently, the government has made it harder for the states to try to help women with reproductive healthcare. They banned states to raise funds to cover abortions and other reproductive related medical procedures to many of the cities low income females. Some Americans may question why this matters if it doesn’t affect all women, but it matters because a group of women is just as important as the rest. Statistics prove that 14.5% of the women living in the U.S. currently live below the poverty line, while 33% of women living in the U.S. have low income (Uberoi 3). The government is limiting a large amount of the women population of the prophylactic measures needed to take care of themselves and make smart medical decisions. What the government continues to decide to do regarding the financial stability of the country, has an enormous effect on women’s