Comments on: Republicans Dropping Ball on Birth Control Debate

By: Amanda Bohannon

Amanda Bohannon — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:47:20 +0000

Rush Limbaugh’s comments weren’t “a bit over the line”, they were extremely sexist and crass, and he obviously harbors a lot of hatred towards women. From what I’ve read, it’s not about paying a co-pay (and wow, I wish my co-pays were only $30), it’s about requiring companies, even religious ones, to include birth control on their coverage, which they should. Again, it’s not just used for pregnancy prevention. If they want to include something that says you have to have a medical reason for it, then I think that would be a good compromise, and I guess the Catholic ones can only allow married men to get prescribed Viagra if they are so worried about premarital sex.
I go to a public university, and they do not offer any birth control coverage whatsoever on their student plan, and they should. Good healthcare for women shouldn’t be something that is optional.

By: Kiara Ashanti

Kiara Ashanti — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 07:19:37 +0000

Amanda you are right Rush’s comments, meant to be sarcastic, was a bit over the line. But the thing here is that whether its to prevent pregnancy or for other medical reasons. There is no reason for me to pay for the birth control of a woman. Women work, they scream that they’re independent, so be true that and pay your $30 co-pay. I mean come on, a working woman can afford to buy shoes, but not birth control? I think its just an example of an entitled mentality.

By: Amanda Bohannon

Amanda Bohannon — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:54:30 +0000

I’m not a republican or democrat, but I think the republicans are making themselves look bad because some have made controversial comments about women. I know Rush Limbaugh isn’t a politician, but calling the woman that supported birth control for health reasons (it’s not just used as a contraceptive) a slut and saying she should post sex videos of herself online isn’t going to make the republican party look good. Neither is saying women should practice abstinence. It just seems like they gloss over the real health problems women have that birth control can treat and just make lewd jokes about women’s sex lives.

By: Carol Gronli

Carol Gronli — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:33:12 +0000

I am a registered American voter and let me tell you – I am one confused person. I heard a news story a couple of weeks ago that had to do with Corporate America getting a say in what they would allow their employees to get on their health insurance. Specifically – birth control pills. This issue was wrapped in the time-aged and still ongoing Religious Bigotry.

You know what? Most of these corporations should go take a look at their shelves of merchandise they sell to willing Americans of all colors, all religions and a variety of political persuasions. See that label marked “Made in China”? Okay. Do the math. China is a Communist country. Everyone knows that – it’s not a secret. The nice people there making the wonderfully cheap good are usually prisoners. The U.S. of A. is using that model here. Prisoners don’t get paid. They don’t get health insurance and in China – HA!

So, hypocrisy aside Corporate America – I would expect nothing less than you to tell an ignorant American public what you will allow them to get with their “free” health insurance and what they cannot purchase. When will Americans grow a set and just stop this nonsense? When will education become more than a babysitting situation that harried American workers use? We are a young country and nothing screams that louder to the rest of the world like this pre Election nonsense.

By: Kiara

Kiara — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:52:52 +0000

Dawn,

So what you’re saying is that because you have decided that you do not want to have kids anymore, your birth control must be covered 100% free. You should have no money out of your pocket? How about this. Someone has cancer, and when they get their medicine, they have a co-payment to pay. They pay a co-payment to fight cancer, but you can’t or don’t want to come out of your own pocket 30 bucks for birth control?

That seems a bit ridiculous to me?

As for this idea that it saves money in the long run, it’s what they cal petty-fogging the issue. That no child is less money than having a child is not relevant to the issue. The issue is as an adult, you are responsible for you own decisions. If you want birth control pills, then you have a responsibility to pay a co-payment. Its not mine or your co-workers responsibility to pay higher insurance premiums for your choice. Since you brought it up, I will use Viagra as an example. If it is for a medical condition that is not ED, then it is covered, but I pay a co-payment. That is as it should be. If it is for ED, or for a young dude that wants to just be “up” all night, it is not covered. And that is as it should be. Why should you have to pay for my choice to take Viagra if I don’t need it?

If I work for a company that does not cover it at all, then I can just get another job. So can you. Now if you don’t want to, that’s, again your choice as an adult. See, its not society’s job to bend over backward for you. it’s your job to bend over backward for yourself, and for the things you want in life. IF you could not afford birth control, you can afford condoms. If you cannot afford a 30 co-payment, then the hard truth is you and your husband need to make more money, or prioritize other expenses. I’m willing to bet there is something in your life you could cut out or not buy, and put toward the costs of birth control if its that important to you. See, that’s what adults do. They make choices for themselves, and do not expect others to pick up the tab for them.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:32:53 +0000

This argument is ridiculous. Birth control should not be covered because it’s elective? Does that mean that if you want to get a vasectomy, it should not be covered? Or if you need Viagra? Sex isn’t important, so why should anyone pay for a pill for you if you can’t get it up? Or if you indulged on burgers a little too often, or didn’t exercise enough in your life, and you need medication and a triple bypass because of that? Hey, that was a choice YOU made, so why should anyone else have to pay for it? I think these arguments alone justify why birth control should be covered by insurance plans. But you probably need more convincing. How about this…I’m a married woman that has used insurance covered contraception for years. I have 2 children now, and that’s all I want. When I got married, I used contraception until I wanted to get pregnant, and after I had my children, I started using it again. If I wasn’t on contraception because my insurance company didn’t cover it and I couldn’t afford it, I would probably have more children. And WHO do you think would pay for their birth and future healthcare? It is you best interest for birth control to be covered by insurance companies because it is much more expensive to cover childbirth and the future years of healthcare of those children than it is to cover birth control to prevent pregnancy.